2026 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2026 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 115 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

Government

The national government, elected in 2024, continues.

• President: Lai Ching-te
• Vice President: Hsiao Bi-khim
• Premier: Cho Jung-tai
• Vice Premier: Cheng Li-chun

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  Lai Ching-te
• 
  Hsiao Bi-khim
• 
  Cho Jung-tai

Events

January

• 6 January – The Republic of China Air Force loses contact with the pilot of an F-16V fighter jet flying a routine training mission off Hualien County. ^[1]
• 16 January – Taiwan and the United States sign a trade agreement for Taiwanese semiconductor and technology companies to invest US$250 billion in the US economy in return for the United States reducing its tariffs on Taiwanese exports from 20 to 15 percent. ^[2]
• 17 January – A journalist is detained by a court in Ciaotou District on suspicion of bribing military officials to release sensitive information to individuals from mainland China. ^[3]

November

• 28 November – 2026 Taiwanese local elections ^[4]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Taiwan

Source: ^[5]

• 1 January – New Year's Day and Republic Day
• 16 – 20 February – Lunar New Year
• 28 February – Peace Memorial Day
• 4 April – Children's Day
• 5 April – Tomb-Sweeping Day
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 19 June – Dragon Boat Festival
• 25 September – Mid-Autumn Festival
• 10 October – National Day

Deaths

• 10 January – Lu Hsin-min, 85, politician, MLY (1993–2005). ^[6]
• 13 January – Hun Yuan, 81, religious leader, founder of Weixinism. ^[7]

References

1. Yu, Matt; Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Lee, Hsin-Yin (2026-01-06). "Rescue operations launched after F-16V crashes off Hualien (update)". Central News Agency (Taiwan) . Retrieved 2026-01-12.
2. "Taiwan and the US seal deal to lower tariffs, boost chips investment". Al Jazeera English . 2026-01-16. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
3. "Taiwan detains journalist for allegedly bribing military officers to provide information to China". AP News. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
4. Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Wu, Kuan-hsien (27 June 2025). "DPP national congress to discuss 2026 election nomination rules" . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
5. "Taiwan Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
6. 李, 容萍; 鄭, 淑婷 (13 January 2026). "曾助陳水扁連任 前立委呂新民辭世享壽86歲". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
7. "混元禪師圓寂！曾腎臟萎縮病危、長期糖尿病　醫示警6徵兆快就醫". Now News. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.