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Events from the year 2017 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 106 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

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Events

January

  • 1 January
    • The abolishment of the Special Investigation Division.[1]
    • The increment of monthly minimum wage from NT$20,008 to NT$21,009 and hourly minimum wage from NT$126 to NT$133.[2]
    • The reduction of annual national holidays from 19 to 12 days.[2]
    • The increment of annual leaves from 0 to 3 days, 7 to 10 days, 10 to 14 days and 14 to 15 days for employees who have worked for 6–12 months, 2–3 years, 3–5 years and 5–10 years respectively.[2]
    • Implementation of smoking ban at all bus stops in Taipei.[2]
  • 5 January – The opening of Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum in Taoyuan City.[3]
  • 6 January – American-born Roman Catholic priest Brendan O'Connell becomes the first foreign-born, naturalized citizen of the Republic of China.[4]
  • 7 January – Resignation of Kuomintang Deputy Chairperson Steve Chan.[5]
  • 11 January – Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed along the western side of Taiwan Strait median line.[6]
  • 17 January – The establishment of Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center in Kinmen.

February

March

April

May

  • 10 May – The closure of Fiji Trade and Tourism Representative Office in Taipei.[16]
  • 13 May – The opening of Sky Dream, Taiwan's largest Ferries wheel in Houli District, Taichung.
  • 15 May – The final print edition of The China Post is published.[17]
  • 20 May – 2017 Kuomintang chairmanship election
  • 24 May – The Judicial Yuan ruled that laws restricting same-sex marriage were unconstitutional and gave the Legislative Yuan two years to amend existing laws or create new laws so as to comply with the court's decision.[18]

June

July

August

  • 1 August – The upgrade of Chungyu Institute of Technology in Xinyi District, Keelung to be Chungyu University of Film and Arts.
  • 5 August – A group of PLA Xian H-6K bomber aircraft and one Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft flew near Taiwan ADIZ.[23]
  • 9 August – One PLA Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft flew east of Taiwan passing through the Miyako Strait.[23]
  • 13 August – Two PLA Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft flew east of Taiwan.[23]
  • 15 August
    • Tatan Power Company[25] tripped causing blackout to northern half of Taiwan Island.
    • Economic Affairs Minister Lee Chih-kung tendered his resignation.
  • 16 August – Shen Jong-chin appointed acting Minister of Economic Affairs.
  • 19 August – Opening ceremony of the 2017 Summer Universiade held at Taipei Municipal Stadium.[26]
  • 30 August – Closing ceremony of the 2017 Summer Universiade held at Taipei Municipal Stadium.[27]

September

October

November

December

Deaths

  • 8 January – Chin Chin-sheng [zh], 69, Taiwanese politician, Secretary-General of People First Party, heart attack.[32]
  • 22 January – Chen Yu-mei, 50, Taiwanese politician, deputy minister of the OCAC (2013–14).[33]
  • 23 January – Leslie Koo, 62, Taiwanese business executive (Taiwan Cement), fall.[34]
  • 24 January – Mike Hua [zh], 92, Taiwanese aeronautical engineer (AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo).[35][36]
  • 9 February – Chen Hsing-ling, 92, Taiwanese military officer.[37]
  • 16 February – Wang Ben-hu, 63, Taiwanese television presenter, complications of bone marrow and intestinal cancer.[38][39][40]
  • 8 March – Li Yuan-tsu, 93, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China (1990–1996), kidney failure.[41]
  • 11 March – Tsui Hsiao-ping, 94, Taiwanese radio director.[42]
  • 26 March – Chen Uen, 58, Taiwanese manhua artist, heart attack.[43]
  • 8 April – Pei Pu-yen, 96, Taiwanese literary scholar, brain tumor.[44][45]
  • 18 April – Li Yih-yuan, 85, Taiwanese anthropologist, complications of pneumonia.[46]
  • 20 April – Chen Lien-hua (陳蓮花), 93, Taiwanese comfort woman, intestinal infection.[47][48]
  • 22 April – Lee Chi-chun, 74, Taiwanese radio presenter.[49]
  • 25 April – Hsieh Chin-ting, 81, Taiwanese politician, Miaoli County Magistrate (1981–1989).[50]
  • 27 April – Lin Yi-han, 26, Taiwanese writer, suicide by hanging.[51]
  • 15 May – Chu Ke-liang, 70, Taiwanese actor (The New Legend of Shaolin, David Loman, The Wonderful Wedding) and comedian, liver failure.[52]
  • 31 May – Jerry Martinson, 74, American-born Taiwanese Jesuit priest, heart attack.[53]
  • 10 June – Chi Po-lin, 52, Taiwanese film director (Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above), helicopter crash.[54][55]
  • 18 June – Shih Chun-jen, 93, Taiwanese neurosurgeon, Minister of the Department of Health (1986–1990), heart attack.[56]
  • 21 June – Chen Li-hung [zh], 52, Taiwanese political commentator, brain tumor.[57]
  • Jeffrey Ying (應天華), 63, Taiwanese aviator, first Taiwanese pilot to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine airplane, plane crash.[58][59]
  • 18 July – Robert Wu [zh], 66, Taiwanese businessman, (Eslite Bookstore).[60][61]
  • 22 July – Daniel Ross [zh], 83, American-born Taiwanese Jesuit priest.[62]
  • 31 July – Liu Wen-hsiung, 62, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1999–2008).[63]
  • 22 August – Matthew Kia Yen-wen, 92, Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Taipei (1978–1989), Bishop of Kiayi (1970–1974) and Hwalien (1974–1978).[64]
  • 22 September – Lee Yung-ping [zh], 70, Sarawak-born Taiwanese novelist, multiple organ failure.[65]
  • 27 September – Shen Che-tsai, 91, Taiwanese painter.[66]
  • 28 September – Lee Hsin, 64, Taiwanese politician, member of the National Assembly (1996–1998) and the Taipei City Council (since 1998), suicide by jumping.[67]
  • 4 November – Cheng Ch'ing-wen, 85, Taiwanese writer.[68]
  • 16 November – Hsiao Teng-tzang, 83, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1973–1986), Minister of Justice (1988–1989).[69]
  • 19 November – Tai Chen-yao, 69, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1990–1996, 1999–2002), pancreatic cancer.[70]
  • 9 December – Ching Li, 72, Taiwanese actress.[71]
  • 14 December – Yu Kwang-chung, 89, Taiwanese poet.[72]
  • 22 December – Wang Panyuan, 109, Taiwanese painter, multiple organ failure.[73]

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