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2011 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 2011 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 100 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

Events

=January=

  • 1 January
  • The government introduces a monthly stipend of NT$3,000 for each child under the age of 2 in low and medium income families.{{cite news|title=New Year brings range of new government programs|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/01/01/2003492406|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2011-01-01}}
  • The national minimum wage is raised to NT$17,880 per month (from NT$17,280) and the minimum hourly wage is also raised, from NT$95 to NT$98.
  • The Shalun Line opens, connecting downtown Tainan with Tainan High-Speed Rail Station.{{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/01/03/2003492563|title=Shalun Branch line cuts travel time for Tainan commuters|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2011-01-02}}
  • 2 January – The opening of Chang Jung Christian University Station of Taiwan Railways Administration in Gueiren District, Tainan.
  • 7 January – Yen Ming is appointed Commanding General of the ROC Air Force after his predecessor Lei Yu-chi was demoted for misuse of public resources.{{cite news|title=New commanding general instated at Air Force after row|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/01/08/2003492989|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2011-01-02}}
  • 9 January – The groundbreaking ceremony of Kinmen Bridge by President Ma Ying-jeou in Kinmen.{{cite web|url=http://www.kmdn.gov.tw/1117/1271/1278/191346/|title=英文原來這樣說(English Is A Piece of Cake)|last=金門日報|date=1 January 2001}}
  • 11 January – Holders of Republic of China (Taiwan) passports are eligible for visa free entry to the Schengen Area of the European Union, plus three other EU countries.
  • 27 January – The opening of Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum in Houli District, Taichung.{{cite news|author=THN|date=28 January 2011|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10,23,45,10&post=17587|title=Taiwan saxophone museum opens in Taichung|work=Taiwan Today|access-date=1 November 2021}}

=February=

  • 8 February – Major General Lo Hsieh-che, head of the Taiwanese Army's electronic communications and information department, is arrested for allegedly leaking secrets to the People's Republic of China.[http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c33f4a429360e210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news (South China Morning Post)]
  • 12 February – The 13th Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in New Taipei City.{{cite web|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=150586&ctNode=445|title=Pingxi sky lanterns take off with people’s wishes}}

=March=

  • 6 March – Nine people are killed and 12 injured in a fire in a bar in Taichung City.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201103060014 |title=Cna English News |publisher=Focustaiwan.tw |access-date=2012-01-23}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12658370 |title=BBC News – Taiwan bar blaze 'leaves nine dead' |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-03-06 |access-date=2012-01-23}}
  • 11 March – The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami have effects in northeastern Taiwan.
  • 29 March – The opening of Itteki Memorial House in Tamsui District, New Taipei City.{{cite web|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=158368&ctNode=445|title=Memorial house symbolizes strong Taiwan-Japan bonds}}
  • 30 March – The establishment of National Academy for Educational Research of the Ministry of Education.

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Deaths

  • 29 January – Nora Sun, 73, Chinese American diplomat and businesswoman, injuries sustained in a traffic collision.{{cite news|title=Champion Of Chinese Modernity Dies|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/01/31/champion-of-chinese-modernity-dies/|access-date=21 November 2016|work=Wall Street Journal|date=31 January 2011}}
  • 10 February – Chen Houei-kuen, 105, Taiwanese painter.{{cite news|last1=凌|first1=美雪|title=陳慧坤（1907~2011）|url=http://www.kmfa.gov.tw/home02.aspx?ID=$1007&IDK=2&EXEC=L&DATA=483&AP=$1007_HISTORY-0%5E$1007_PN-3|access-date=21 November 2016|work=Liberty Times|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121174651/http://www.kmfa.gov.tw/home02.aspx?ID=$1007&IDK=2&EXEC=L&DATA=483&AP=$1007_HISTORY-0%5E$1007_PN-3|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}
  • 4 July – Teng Yu-kun, 65, Taiwanese screenwriter.{{cite news|title=Teng Yu-kun, 65, found dead at Shanghai home|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/arts-&-leisure/2011/07/05/308665/Teng-Yu-kun.htm|access-date=21 November 2016|work=China Post|date=5 July 2011}}
  • 1 September – Liu Huang A-tao, 90, Taiwanese comfort woman and activist.{{cite news|title=No apology for woman 'held as sex slave by Japan Army' as she dies aged 90 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8744155/No-apology-for-woman-held-as-sex-slave-by-Japan-Army-as-she-dies-aged-90.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2011-09-06|access-date=2011-09-22}}
  • 25 October – Sansan Chien, 44, composer.
  • 17 November – Ng Chiau-tong, 79, Taiwanese independence activist, complications of a heart attack.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Wang |title=Pioneer of Taiwan independence dies |url=http://taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/11/18/2003518581|work=Taipei Times |date=2011-11-18 |page=1 |access-date=2011-11-19 }}
  • 23 November – Yang Jih-sung, 86, Taiwanese forensic scientist, colon cancer.{{cite news|title=Forensics king Yang dies|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/11/24/2003519094|access-date=21 November 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=24 November 2011}}

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