The Abnaki-class tug is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. Comprising 22 oceangoing tugboats,the class was constructed in response to the needs of World War II,but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well. The United States Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty.
Chen Chu is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Control Yuan and chairwoman of the National Human Rights Commission since 2020. Before assuming her current post,Chen had served as Secretary-General to the President from 2018 to 2020 and Mayor of Kaohsiung from 2006 to 2018,making her the longest-serving mayor of the city since the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.
The Chien-Cheng Circle or Taipei Circle is a public plaza in Datong District,Taipei,Taiwan. Formerly it was a traffic circle,and the area used to host a bustling night market.
Lin Chih-chien is a Taiwanese politician. He was the mayor of Hsinchu City from 25 December 2014 to 8 July 2022.
Flo Tsai Huang-ru is a Taiwanese actress,singer and television host. She made her television debut as a host of the long-running video gaming show GameGX. She has since appeared in several films and television series,including K Song Lover (2013),Crime Scene Investigation Center (2015),Back to 1989 (2016),The Masked Lover (2017) and Young Days No Fears (2020).
Wang Shih-hsien is a Taiwanese singer and actor.
The 2018 Taiwanese municipal elections for both mayoral and magisterial candidates were held on 24 November 2018,as part of the larger local elections in Taiwan.
Kolas Yotaka is an Amis Taiwanese politician and journalist. From 2020 to 2022 and again in 2023,she served as spokesperson for the Office of the President under Tsai Ing-wen. Kolas previously served as spokesperson for the Executive Yuan in 2018,the first Taiwanese aboriginal to hold the position.
Triple Stimulus Vouchers were a series of vouchers issued in response to the 2020 Coronavirus recession by the government of the Republic of China as part of its post-epidemic revitalisation of the business climate in the country,as the economy of Taiwan took a major hit from the global pandemic.
On 10 August 2020,Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was arrested by Hong Kong police under Hong Kong national security law. Her arrest caused widespread controversy in the international community.
Sophie Chang is a Taiwanese philanthropist,author and painter. She is the chairperson of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Weiyi Social Welfare Charity Foundation. She is a director of both the Dunan Foundation and the Modern Women's Foundation. Her work is influenced by the teachings of the Dalai Lama.
Huang Kuo-shu,born Yeh Yen-sheng was the president of the Legislative Yuan,first as acting from 1951 to 1952,then officially from 1961 to 1972. He also served as the vice president of the Legislative Yuan from 1950 to 1961. Huang was the first president of the Legislative Yuan to be born on the island of Taiwan.
Huang Hong-cheng is a Taiwanese performance artist,a social activist and a perennial candidate in Taiwanese elections. Born Huang Hong-cheng (黃宏成),he has been well-known for renaming himself multiple times. He is currently known as 黃宏成台灣阿成世界偉人財神總統. He once had the longest name in Taiwan,but the record was broken by a YouTuber,who changed his name in June 2020.
The 2023 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election was held on 15 January 2023 to elect the new chairperson of the party. Vice President William Lai was unopposed and elected to succeed President Tsai Ing-wen,who resigned after the party's poor showing in the 2022 local elections.
"Island's Sunrise" is a Taiwanese Hokkien song created by the punk rock band Fire EX. and the Taipei National University of the Arts for the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014. The inception of the song can be attributed to Wu Dar-Kuen (吳達坤) and Chen Ching-Yuan (陳敬元) from the Taipei National University of the Arts,who approached Fire EX. to compose the song. Working in conjunction with the planning team,Fire EX. brought the song to life,resulting in the production of a documentary version and an animated version of the music video,with contributions from animation students. Furthermore,the song was subsequently adapted for orchestra. Demonstrating their support for the Sunflower Student Movement,Fire EX. granted the copyright of both "Goodnight! Formosa!" and "Island's Sunrise" for non-commercial use by individuals who endorse the movement. The song was also widely regarded as one of the key songs of the Sunflower Student Movement and was officially banned in China. Released as a single by Sony Music Entertainment in Taiwan on December 30,2014,and won Best Song of the Year at the 26th Golden Melody Awards the following year.
Lily Li-Wen Hsu is a Taiwanese diplomat who has been the ambassador to Belize since 2023.
Shen Pao-yang,also known as Puma Shen,is a Taiwanese politician,lawyer,and criminologist. As a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),he was elected to the Legislative Yuan and became a member on 1 February 2024. His areas of focus include human rights,criminal policy,youth issues,and information warfare.
Luo Shu-lei is a Taiwanese politician,accountant,and member of the People First Party and the Kuomintang. She served in the Legislative Yuan from 2007 to 2016. She was first seated as an alternate at-large legistor in 2007,won a full at-large term in 2008,and held the Taipei City Constituency III seat from 2012.
Dalinpu is a coastal settlement located in Siaogang District,Kaohsiung,Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait to the southwest,Kaohsiung Linhai Industrial Park to the east,Hongmaogang,which has been relocated,to the north,and Bangkeng and Fengbitou to the south. Large-scale factories in or adjacent to Dalinpu include CPC Dalin Refinery,Taipower Talin Power Plant and China Steel.
Huang Jun-ying,a native of Lingya Liao,Kaohsiung City,Takao Prefecture,Taiwan under Japanese rule,was a politician in the Republic of China. He was a member of the 11th Examination Yuan. He was once a chair professor at the School of Management of I-Shou University and the deputy mayor of Kaohsiung City. In 2002 and 2006,he was nominated twice by the Kuomintang to run for mayor of Kaohsiung City. However,he was defeated by Frank Hsieh who was seeking re-election in 2002 with more than 20,000 votes,and by Chen Chu,the former chairman of the Labor Committee in 2006 with only 1,114 votes. On January 10,2014,he died of lung adenocarcinoma while serving as a member of Examination Yuan at the age of 73.
