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Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
. This year is numbered Minguo 107 according to the official Republic of China calendar.


Incumbents

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
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Tsai Ing-wen Tsai Ing-wen (; born 31 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Tsai is the first female president of Taiwan. She served as ...
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Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...
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Chen Chien-jen Chen Chien-jen (, born 6 June 1951) is a Taiwanese epidemiologist who served as the Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2020. He joined the Chen Shui-bian presidential administration in 2003 as leader of the Departmen ...
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Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
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William Lai William Lai Ching-te (; born 6 October 1959) is a Taiwanese politician who has been the Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2020. He served as a legislator in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2010, and as Mayor of Tainan from ...
* Vice Premier:
Shih Jun-ji Shih Jun-ji (; born 10 August 1955) is a Taiwanese economist. He served as the second chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission from 2006 to 2007 after Kong Jaw-sheng was removed from office. Shih served concurrently as Governor of Taiwa ...


Events


January

* 10 January – The
Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
passed the Labor Law Amendment on the third reading.


February

* 1 February – The establishment of
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST; ) is a university located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was formed in 2018 by a merger of the National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST), ...
in
Kaoshiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiu ...
. * 4 February – The trial opening of
Siaogangshan Skywalk Park The Siaogangshan Skywalk Park () is a park in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park is owned by Kaohsiung City Government. History The park was constructed with a budget of almost NT$100 million. It was opened on a trial basis on 4 Fe ...
in
Gangshan District Gangshan District (, Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,128 inhabitants in 2022. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 i ...
, Kaohsiung. * 6 February – 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck
Hualien County Hualien County (Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It ...
, killing 17. * 18 February – The official opening of
An-Nur Tongkang Mosque The An-Nur Tongkang Mosque () is a mosque in Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the eighth mosque built in Taiwan. It is also the first mosque in Pingtung County. History The mosque originally started inside a rented house at ...
in
Donggang Township Donggang Township or Tungkang Township () is an urban township in west-central Pingtung County, Taiwan. Located on Taiwan's western coastline, along the Taiwan Strait, it has one of Taiwan's largest fishing harbors. Dapeng Bay with its nation ...
,
Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...
. * 19 February – 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Yilan County. * 28 February – The
United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...
passed the
Taiwan Travel Act The Taiwan Travel Act (, ) is an Act of Congress, Act of the United States Congress. Passed on February 28, 2018, it was signed into law by President of the United States, President Donald Trump on March 16, 2018. As a follow-up to the Taiwan Re ...
.


March

* 16 March –
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
, President of the United States, signed the
Taiwan Travel Act The Taiwan Travel Act (, ) is an Act of Congress, Act of the United States Congress. Passed on February 28, 2018, it was signed into law by President of the United States, President Donald Trump on March 16, 2018. As a follow-up to the Taiwan Re ...
into law. * 18 March – The inauguration of Hualien Al-Falah Mosque in
Hualien City Hualien City (; Wade-Giles: Hua¹-lien² Shih⁴; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-chhī'' or ''Hoa-liân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the east coast of Taiwan on the Pacific Oce ...
,
Hualien County Hualien County (Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It ...
. * 30 March – The groundbreaking ceremony of
Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City The Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City () is an industrial park in Gueiren District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The development of the industrial park started on 27 October 2016 after the Executive Yuan approved the plan. On 6 November the sam ...
in
Gueiren District Gueiren District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural district in southern Tainan, Taiwan. It is home to the Tainan HSR station. History After the Retrocession Day, handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic ...
,
Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...
.


April

* 14 April – The resignation of
Pan Wen-chung Pan Wen-chung (; born 28 November 1962) is a Taiwanese educator and politician. He first served as Minister of Education from May 2016 to April 2018 and returned to the post in January 2019. Education Pan obtained his teaching certificate from ...
as Minister of
Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...
. * 9 April – Political parties and organizations form the
Formosa Alliance The Formosa Alliance () is a political coalition founded in Taiwan on 7 April 2018. The organization reformed as a political party on 20 July 2019. Goals The Formosa Alliance was established on 7 April 2018. Its founding leader was , at the time ...
. * 28 April – The establishment of the
Ocean Affairs Council The Ocean Affairs Council () is the official governing body in Taiwan (Republic of China) under the Executive Yuan in charge of the planning, coordination and implementation of marine-related policies. History The Organization Act of the Ocean ...
.


May

* 1 May – The ROC terminates diplomatic relations with the
Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
. * 9 May – The introduction of
Taiwania ''Taiwania'', with the single living species ''Taiwania cryptomerioides'', is a large coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae. Etymology ''Taiwania'' means 'from Taiwan', while ''Cryptomerioides'' means 'resembling ''Cryptomeria''.Gle ...
supercomputer A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second ( FLOPS) instead of million instructions ...
. * 24 May – The ROC terminates diplomatic relations with
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
. * 29 May – The resignation of
Wu Maw-kuen Maw-Kuen Wu (; born December 6, 1949) is a Taiwanese physicist specializing in superconductivity, low-temperature physics, and high-pressure physics. He was a professor of physics at University of Alabama (Huntsville), Columbia University, an ...
as Minister of Education. * 31 May – The establishment of the
Transitional Justice Commission The Transitional Justice Commission (TJC; ) was an independent government agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) active from 31 May 2018 to 30 May 2022 based on the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice. The commission is responsible for the in ...
.


June

* 11 June – The opening of
Taipei Nan Shan Plaza Taipei Nan Shan Plaza () is a skyscraper in Xinyi Special District, Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the second tallest building in Taipei (after Taipei 101) and the third tallest building in Taiwan (after Taipei 101 and 85 Sky Tower). As of 2019, i ...
in Xinyi District,
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
.


August

* 8–15 August –
2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup The 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2018 AVC Cup for Men was the sixth edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Taipei ...
* 15 August ** The opening of
1913 Antique Office of Alishan House-Local Cultural Building The 1913 Antique Office of Alishan House-Local Cultural Building () is a museum in Alishan National Scenic Area, Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The site where the museum stands today used to be a club for the forestry agency ...
in Alishan Township,
Chiayi County Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was ...
. ** The opening of
Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab The Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB; ) is a cultural center in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is run by Taiwan Living Arts Foundation of the Ministry of Culture. History The building of the center used to be the former headquarters ...
in Daan District,
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
. * 21 August – ROC broke diplomatic relations with
El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
.


September

*17–23 September – 2018 OEC Kaohsiung


October

* 8 October – The resignation of
Environmental Protection Administration The Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan (EPA, ) is a cabinet-level executive agency responsible for protecting and conserving the environment in the Republic of China (Taiwan). This also includes, air quality, noise control, m ...
Deputy Minister Thomas Chan. * 15 October – The inauguration of
National Biotechnology Research Park The National Biotechnology Research Park () is an industrial park in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The area where the industrial park stands today used to be the site for the 202nd arsenal of Ministry of National Defense. Later on ...
in Nangang District, Taipei. * 18 October – The establishment of
Congress Party Alliance The Congress Party Alliance (CPA; ) is a political party in Taiwan. The party was established on 18 October 2018 during its inaugural meeting in Taipei City. The Central Party Department is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei City. The CP ...
. * 21 October – The
2018 Yilan train derailment On 21 October 2018, a passenger train derailed in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 people and injuring 187. At the time, it was Taiwan's deadliest rail accident since a collision near Miaoli in 1991 that killed 30 people. Accident At 16:5 ...
kills 18 people.


November

* 24 November ** Taiwan local elections, 2018. ** Resignation of
Tsai Ing-wen Tsai Ing-wen (; born 31 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Tsai is the first female president of Taiwan. She served as ...
from the Chairperson of
Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...
. * 25 November – Resignation of
Chen In-chin Chen In-chin () is now a Taiwanese professor at National Central University. He was the Chairperson of Central Election Commission from 17 November 2017 to 25 November 2018. Education and academic career Chen obtained his bachelor's and maste ...
as Chairperson of Central Election Commission. * 28 November – Appointment of
Lin Yu-chang Lin Yu-chang (; born 10 March 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. He is currently the Mayor of Keelung City since 25 December 2014. Early life Lin did his bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Chinese Culture University and master's degr ...
as the Chairperson of
Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...
.


December

* 30 December – The opening of
Kang Chu Sports Park The Kang Chu Sports Park () is a sport center in Shalu District, Taichung, Taiwan. The center is the fourth sports park in Taichung. History The soft opening of the sport center was done on 21 December 2018 which was attended by Taichung Mayor ...
in Shalu District, Taichung.


Deaths

*18 January –
Joseph Wang Yu-jung Joseph Wang Yu-jung (; 27 April 1931 – 18 January 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1955, Wang Yu-jung served as auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan, officially ...
, 86, Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
(1986–2009). * 21 January – Paul Sun, 80, Taiwanese politician,
Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...
(1992–1996), pancreatic cancer. * 28 January – Hsu Hung-chih, 81, Taiwanese politician, Taoyuan County Magistrate (1981–1989), lung cancer. * 5 February –
Chien Te-men Chien Te-men (, 28 August 1943 – 5 February 2018) was a Taiwanese actor. Selected filmography *''New Legend of Madame White Snake'' (1992) as Fahai. *''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (1994). *'' The Rose'' (2003). *''KO One'' (2005). *'' ...
, 74, Taiwanese actor. *19 February – , 82, Taiwanese journalism professor, (
Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 ...
). *20 February –
Joe Hung Joe Hung (; February 15, 1932 – February 20, 2018) was a Taiwanese journalist, diplomat, and translator. He served as a foreign correspondent for the Central News Agency (Taiwan), Central News Agency (CNA) from 1974 until 1989, as well as the ...
, 86, Taiwanese journalist and diplomat, heart and lung disease. * 7 March – Chen Tien-miao, 89, Taiwanese politician. * 18 March –
Li Ao Li Ao (, also spelled Lee Ao; 25 April 1935 – 18 March 2018) was a Chinese writer, social commentator, historian and independent politician based in Taiwan. Li has been called one of the most important modern East Asian essayists today; his ...
, 82, Taiwanese writer, social commentator, historian, and politician,
MLY A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...
(2005–2008), brain tumor. * 19 March –
Luo Fu Zhang Wentian (; 30 August 1900 – 1 July 1976), also known as Luo Fu (), was a high-ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Born in Nanhui District, Nanhui, he attended the Hohai University, Hohai Civil Engineering School in Nanji ...
, 89, Taiwanese poet. * 9 April – Felix Chen, 75, Taiwanese conductor. *1 May –
Sun Yueh Sun Yueh (; 26 October 1930 – 1 May 2018) was a Taiwanese actor. Born in Yuyao, Zhejiang on 26 October 1930, he moved to Taiwan in 1949. Sun appeared in his first film in 1962, and retired in 1989. Over the course of his career, he received t ...
, 87, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor (''
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing ''Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing'' () is a 1983 Taiwanese musical film directed by Yu Kanping () starring Sun Yueh and Linda Liu (). This film was released eight times in Taiwan and eleven times in Hong Kong and won four Golden Horse Awards. The them ...
''), sepsis. *26 May –
Clement Chang Clement Chang (; 15 March 1929 – 26 May 2018) was a Taiwanese academic and politician. He was president of Tamkang University from 1964 to 1986, stepping down to serve three years as the chairman of the institution's board of trustees. Chan ...
, 89, Taiwanese academic and politician, president of
Tamkang University Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English literature. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 ...
(1964–1989), member of the
Taipei City Council Taipei City Council () is the city council of Taipei, Taiwan. One of the largest local councils in Taiwan, the city council is currently composed of 63 councillors, all elected lately in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections. Composition ...
(1969–1989), Minister of Transportation and Communications (1989–1991). *28 May – Wang Da-hong, 100, Chinese-born Taiwanese architect (
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall () is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a memorial to the Republic of China's National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed in 1972. The total building area covers in an open space ...
). *30 May –
Jack Tu Jack Ven Tu (1 March 1965 – 30 May 2018) was a Taiwanese-born Canadian cardiologist. Born in Taipei on 1 March 1965, he graduated from the University of Western Ontario Medical School, then obtained a M.Sc at the University of Toronto. His docto ...
, 53, Taiwanese-born Canadian cardiologist. *1 June – , 89, Taiwanese agriculturalist. *5 June –
Feng Ting-kuo Feng Ting-kuo (; 24 September 1950 – 5 June 2018) was a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1985 to 1988, and was a member of the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly between 1992 and 1996, then ...
, 67, Taiwanese politician, member of the
Taipei City Council Taipei City Council () is the city council of Taipei, Taiwan. One of the largest local councils in Taiwan, the city council is currently composed of 63 councillors, all elected lately in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections. Composition ...
(1985–1988),
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
(1992–1996), and
Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
(1996–2008). *7 June –
Fu Da-ren Fu Da-ren (; 3 April 1933 – 7 June 2018) was a Taiwanese basketball player and television presenter. Fu Da-ren was raised in an orphanage established by Soong Mei-ling after his father, Republic of China Army Major General (1885–1938), was k ...
, 85, Taiwanese television presenter, assisted suicide. *9 June –
Lin Yu-lin Lin Yu-lin (; 6 October 1936 – 9 June 2018) was a Taiwanese billionaire real estate developer, brother of fellow billionaire and politician Lin Rong-San. Biography Lin Yu-lin was born in 1936. He was a real estate mogul, owner of the commerc ...
, 81, Taiwanese real estate developer. * 10 July –
Hu Sheng-cheng Hu Sheng-cheng (; 5 August 1940 – 10 July 2018) was a Taiwanese economist. He led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2004 to 2007 and the Financial Supervisory Commission from 2007 to 2008. Academic career Hu studied econ ...
, 77, Taiwanese economist, pulmonary calcification. * 17 July –
Yang Kuo-shu Yang Kuo-shu (; 22 December 1932 – 17 July 2018) was a Chinese psychologist and political activist in Taiwan, considered the founder of indigenized Chinese psychology. He served as professor and Chair of the Psychology Department of National Ta ...
, 86, Taiwanese psychologist. * 29 July – Ma Ju-feng, 63, Taiwanese actor. *30 August – , 47, Taiwanese political commentator, drowned. *10 September – Hu Fo, 86, Taiwanese political scientist and activist, member of
Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...
, fall. *12 September –
Shen Chun-shan Shen Chun-shan (29 August 1932 – 12 September 2018) was a Taiwanese physicist who served as president of National Tsing Hua University from 1994 to 1997. He was known as one of the "four princes of Taiwan" along with Chen Li-an, Fredrick Chie ...
, 86, Taiwanese physicist and academic, President of
National Tsing Hua University National Tsing Hua University (NTHU; ) is a public research university in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. National Tsing Hua University was first founded in Beijing. After the Chinese Civil War, the then-president of the university, Mei Yiqi, and other ...
(1994–1997), ruptured intestine. *12 October – Chang Chun-Yen, 81, Taiwanese engineer, President of
National Chiao Tung University National Chiao Tung University (NCTU; ) was a public research university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities. After th ...
, member of
Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...
, cancer. * 14 October – Wu Zhaonan, 92, Taiwanese
xiangsheng Xiangsheng (), also known as crosstalk or comic dialogue, is a traditional performing art in Chinese comedy, and one of the most popular elements in Chinese culture. It is typically performed as a dialogue between two performers, or rarely as a ...
comedian, multiple organ failure. * 4 November – Hung Wen-tung, 80, Taiwanese orthopedic surgeon and politician,
MLY A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...
(1984–1990). * 11 November –
Zeng Shiqiang Zeng Shiqiang (28 August 1934 – 11 November 2018) was a Chinese-born Taiwanese sinologist best known for studying ''I Ching'', the oldest of the Chinese classics. Zeng is acclaimed as having been the "Father of the Chinese Style of Management". ...
, 84, Chinese-born Taiwanese sinologist. * 19 November –
Shiao Yi Shiao Yi (; 4 June 1935 – 19 November 2018) was a Chinese American wuxia ("martial hero") novelist. and screenwriter who is considered one of the greatest of the genre in the modern era. Shiao Yi was also the founder and first chairman of the ...
, 83, Taiwanese-American
wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted f ...
novelist. *26 November – , 68, Taiwanese poet. *3 December –
Kenneth Yen Kenneth Yen (; 23 May 1965 – 3 December 2018) was a Taiwanese entrepreneur who was listed as one of the richest people in the world. Biography Yen was born in Taipei, Taiwan to 嚴慶齡 and 吳舜文 Vivian Shun-wen Wu. He attended second ...
, 53, Taiwanese businessman, chairman of
China Motor Corporation China Motor Corporation (CMC; ) is an automobile manufacturer based in Taipei, Taiwan. History It was founded in June 1969, and signed a technology sharing contract with Mitsubishi Motors the following year. On 12 December 1973 they opened the ...
and
Yulon Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. () is a Taiwanese automaker and importer. Taiwan's biggest automaker as of 2010, Yulon is known for building Nissan models under license. The original romanization of the company's name is Yue Loong, but in 1992 the company ...
, esophageal cancer. *10 December –
Chiang Pin-kung Chiang Pin-kung (; 16 December 1932 – 10 December 2018) was a Taiwanese politician. He led the Ministry of Economic Affairs from 1993 to 1996, when he was named Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, where he served u ...
, 85, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Economic Affairs (1993–1996), Minister of the
Council for Economic Planning and Development The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD; ) was a government agency responsible for drafting overall plans for national economic development in Taiwan (ROC). It also assessed development projects, proposals and programmes submitted ...
(1996–2000),
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan The vice president of the Legislative Yuan (Chinese: 立法院副院長) is the deputy presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The current Vice President is Tsai Chi-chang, a Democratic Progressive Party legislator r ...
(2002–2005), Chairman of the
Straits Exchange Foundation The Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF; ; often abbreviated as 海基會) is a semiofficial organization set up by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to handle technical and/or business matters with the People's Republic of China (P ...
(2008–2012), multiple organ failure.


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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...