2009 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2009 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 98 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Ma Ying-jeou
• Vice President – Vincent Siew
• Premier – Liu Chao-shiuan, Wu Den-yih
• Vice Premier – Paul Chiu, Eric Chu

Events

Typhoon Morakot near peak intensity

January

• 1 January – The official adaptation of Hanyu Pinyin in Taiwan. ^[1]
• 18 January, the government, in more than 14,000 offices in all administrative regions of the country, to every citizen issued a total of 3,600 yuan worth of consumer vouchers per person.(s:振興經濟消費券  [ zh ])

March

• 31 March – The establishment of the Communist Party of the Republic of China.

May

• 23–24 May – 2009 Asian Judo Championships in Taipei Arena, Taipei.

July

• 4 July – The opening of Neihu Line of Taipei Metro.
• 16 July – The inauguration of Taichung LNG Terminal in Wuqi District, Taichung.
• 16–26 July – World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung City.
• 20 July – The name restoration for Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.
• 26 July – 2009 Kuomintang chairmanship election. ^[2]
• 27 July – The opening of Qishan Train Station in Kaohsiung County.

August

• 7 August – Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan, killing 500 and stranding more than 1,000 via the worst flooding on the island in half a century. ^[3]
• 19 August – The opening of Taipei Bus Station in Taipei.
• 19–22 August – The 4th Taiwan Youth Day.

September

• 5–15 September – 2009 Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.
• 11 September – The former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian received a life sentence and was fined NT$200 million ^[4] (US$6.13 million) on charges of embezzlement, taking bribes, and money laundering, involving a total of US$15 million (NT$490 million) while in office from 2000 to 2008. ^[5] Supporters of Chen contended that the prosecution was politically motivated. ^{[6] [7]} Chen is the first ROC president to receive a prison sentence. ^[8]
• 27 September – The opening of Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung.

November

• 22 November – The opening of Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall in East District, Hsinchu City.
• 28 November – The establishment of CTi Entertainment.

December

• 11 December – The opening of Qsquare in Datong District, Taipei.
• 19 December – The 6.4 M_w Hualien earthquake shook the coast of Hualien County with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), causing some damage and 14 injuries.
• 20 December – Fourth Chen-Chiang summit in Taichung.

Deaths

• 4 January – Hsieh Yue-hsia, 65, actress.
• 3 February
  • Henry Hsu, 96, Chinese-born Taiwanese athlete and politician, MLY (1973–1987), heart failure. ^[9]
  • Sheng-yen, 79, Chinese-born Taiwanese Buddhist Zen master, kidney disease. ^[10]
• 7 March – Chan Yun, 93, Taiwanese Buddhist monk and teacher of meditation. ^[11]
• 6 April – A-Sun, 34, Taiwanese singer and songwriter, breast cancer.
• 26 August – Lin Hui-kuan, 51, Taiwanese trade unionist and politician, MLY (2002–2008), sepsis. ^[12]
• 12 September – Danny Pang, 42, Taiwanese-born American hedge fund manager. ^[13]

References

1. "Hanyu Pinyin to be standard system in 2009". 18 September 2008.
2. "No surprises as Ma elected next KMT chairman". 27 July 2009.
3. Foster, Peter (August 16, 2009). "Taiwan president under fire for go it alone handling of typhoon accepts US aid". London: Telegraph. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
4. Weiyi Lim, Janet Ong "Taiwan Ex-President Chen Sentenced to Life for Graft" , Bloomberg News9/11/2009
5. No byline. "Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life" , BBC News, 9/11/2009
6. Taiwan ex-president Chen given life term for graft ^{[ dead link ]}
7. "Taiwan's Chen Won't Appeal His Detention". The Washington Post .
8. "Chen Shui-bian gets life". 12 September 2009.
9. "Local veteran dies aged 96". Taipei Times. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
10. "AFP: Taiwan's Buddhist Master Sheng-yen dies". China Post. 2009-02-04. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
11. "b k v²". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
12. "Former lawmaker dies". Taipei Times. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
13. Maremont, Mark; Emshwiller, John R. (September 14, 2009). "Police Eye Mysterious Death of Financier". The Wall Street Journal.