2020 in Taiwan

Events from the year 2020 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 109 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Taiwan is ranked 28th least corrupt country by Transparency International[1] and is placed 3rd for Asia-Australasia and 11th globally on Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index.[2]

2020
in
Taiwan

Decades:
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2020
History of Taiwan   Timeline   Years

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

June

August

  • 30 August – Milos Vystrcil President of the Czech Senate arrived in taiwan. It is the second high-profile visit by a foreign delegation to the island, after a visit by US Health Secretary Alex Azar who came (August 9 2020) was the first US cabinet official to vist taiwan since 1979.[7]

September

Deaths

References

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  2. "Taiwan ranks 3rd in Asia-Australasia, 11th globally in EIU Democracy Index 2020". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. Gan, Nectar. "Taiwan military chief among 8 killed in helicopter crash". CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. Kao, Shanshan (11 January 2020). "Tsai Ing-wen wins her second term as Taiwan's president with most ever votes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. Chung, Li-hua; Xie, Dennis (15 January 2020). "Anti-infiltration Act takes effect today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. Wang, Flor; Yeh, Su-ping (20 January 2020). "Political party associated with Chen Shui-bian disbanded". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/price-china-threatens-czech-official-taiwan-visit-200831011134432.html
  8. Wang, Flor; You, Kai-hsiang; Wang, Yang-yu (2 January 2020). "Chief of general staff among eight killed in military chopper crash". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. 胡, 蓬生 (9 January 2020). "苗栗前縣長張秋華過世 享壽83歲". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. Liao, George (4 February 2020). "Taiwanese celebrity chef Jimmy Chang dies at age 69". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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  12. Chen, Cheng-wen; Chao, Ching-yu; Hsu, Elizabeth (13 March 2020). "Noted Taiwanese poet Yang Mu dies at 79". Central News Agency. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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  14. Chen, Ping-hung; Chen, Wei-ting; Kao, Evelyn. "Taiwan ballroom dancing queen Serena Liu dies at 44". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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  16. Yu, Hsiang; Hsu, Elizabeth (30 March 2020). "Former Premier Hau Pei-tsun dies at 100". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  17. 葉, 德正 (21 April 2020). "前台灣省議會議長劉炳偉病逝 享壽67歲". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  18. Chiu, Chun-chin; Su, Lung-chi; Chen, Ping-hung; Wu, Hsin-yun; Yeh, Joseph (17 May 2020). "Doyen of Taiwan's nativist literature movement passes away at 96". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  19. Wang, Flor; Yeh, Kuan-ying (26 May 2020). "Veteran actor Wu Pong-fong dies of stroke at 55 (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  20. Cheng, Chi-feng; Chen, Christie (6 June 2020). "Kaohsiung council speaker jumps to death after Han recall election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  21. Wu, Hsin-yun; Mazetta, Matthew (25 June 2020). "Hepatitis B Foundation". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  22. "MSI CEO Charles Chiang has died". PC Gamer. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  23. "Lee Teng-hui dies; pivotal figure in Taiwan's transition to democracy". Central News Agency. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  24. Huang, Li-yun; Mazzetta, Matthew (4 August 2020). "Taiwanese actress Luo Pei-ying found dead at her home". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  27. Yeh, Kuan-yin; Wang, Hsin-yu; Cheng, Sabine; Chiang, Yi-ching (1 November 2020). "Co-founder of Liuli Gongfang glass art studio Chang Yi dies at 68". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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