2014 in Taiwan

2014
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Taiwan

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Events from the year 2014 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 103 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Deaths

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References

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  53. ^ "National Taichung Theater brings performance venue to central Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw.
  54. ^ "Marshall Islands president visits Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw.
  55. ^ "Polls open for 9-in-1 local government elections". focustaiwan.tw.
  56. ^ "Independent candidate Ko Wen-je wins Taipei mayoral election". focustaiwan.tw.
  57. ^ "New Taipei's Chu vows to reflect after close call". focustaiwan.tw.
  58. ^ "DPP's Cheng Wen-tsan scores upset victory in Taoyuan election". focustaiwan.tw.
  59. ^ "DPP takes big prize in central Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw.
  60. ^ "DPP's Lai Ching-te declares victory in re-election as Tainan mayor". focustaiwan.tw.
  61. ^ "Chen Chu wins 3rd term as Kaohsiung mayor (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  62. ^ "DPP's Lin Yu-chang declares win in Keelung mayoral election (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  63. ^ "DPP's Lin Chih-chien claims win in Hsinchu mayoral election". focustaiwan.tw.
  64. ^ "Twu Shiing-jer claims victory in Chiayi mayoral election (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  65. ^ "Incumbent DPP magistrate wins re-election in Yilan County". focustaiwan.tw.
  66. ^ "Incumbent holds on to Hsinchu County for KMT". focustaiwan.tw.
  67. ^ "KMT holds onto Miaoli County leadership". focustaiwan.tw.
  68. ^ "Wei Ming-ku elected magistrate in Changhua (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  69. ^ "Lin Ming-chen elected magistrate of Nantou County (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  70. ^ "DDP's Lee Chin-yung claims win in Yunlin County magistrate poll". focustaiwan.tw.
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  72. ^ "KMT incumbent wins reelection in Taitung (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  73. ^ "DPP's Pan Men-an wins Pingtung magistrate election". focustaiwan.tw.
  74. ^ "Incumbent Hualien magistrate wins reelection (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  75. ^ "DPP wins Penghu magistrate race". focustaiwan.tw.
  76. ^ "Independent wins Kinmen magistrate race". focustaiwan.tw.
  77. ^ "KMT's Liu proclaims victory in Lienchiang magistrate election (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  78. ^ "Premier resigns as government suffers heavy electoral defeat (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
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  80. ^ "Cross-strait trade talks hang in the balance as economics minister quits". focustaiwan.tw.
  81. ^ "Vice President Wu Den-yih resigns as KMT vice chairman". focustaiwan.tw.
  82. ^ "Culture minister resigns; says preliminary mission accomplished". focustaiwan.tw.
  83. ^ "Fire breaks out on Alishan". focustaiwan.tw.
  84. ^ "Nauru president in Taiwan for six-day visit". focustaiwan.tw.
  85. ^ "Taiwan welcomes its 9 millionth foreign visitor this year". focustaiwan.tw.
  86. ^ "President Ma steps down as party chairman". focustaiwan.tw.
  87. ^ "Wu to be KMT acting chairman until new election held". focustaiwan.tw.
  88. ^ "Mao Chi-kuo named as premier (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  89. ^ "Taiwan receives first batch of Black Hawk helicopters". focustaiwan.tw.
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  92. ^ "18th Taipei Culture Award presented". focustaiwan.tw.
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  95. ^ "Top Chinese negotiator arrives in Taiwan for 8-day visit (update)". focustaiwan.tw.
  96. ^ "China top negotiator to visit Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw.
  97. ^ "Taiwanese offshore islands to ease travel for Chinese from Jan. 1". focustaiwan.tw.
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  100. ^ "Solar power system expanded on Taiping Island".
  101. ^ "31 agreements, MOUs signed at Cross-Strait CEO Summit".
  102. ^ "Taipei Children's Amusement Park opens".
  103. ^ "Taipei military complex opened - Taipei Times". 28 December 2014.
  104. ^ "Li Tai-hsiang, composer of Olive Tree and other hits, dies at age 72". Straits Times. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
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