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Events

January

12 January - 2008 Republic of China transitional justice referendums.
16 January - The promulgation of Partial Article Revision on Petroleum Administration Act.

February

1 February - The renaming of National College of Physical Education and Sports to National Taiwan Sport University.

March

9 March - The launching of the first line (Red Line) of Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung.
22 March - Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of the Republic of China with more than 58% of the votes in the 2008 presidential election, handing the presidency back to the Kuomintang (KMT) after eight years under the Democratic Progressive Party.^[1]
22 March - 2008 Republic of China United Nations membership referendums.

May

18 May - 2008 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election.

June

23-27 June - Computer-simulated war gaming of Han Kuang Exercise.^[2]

July

4 July - The first direct China-Taiwan flights begin in nearly 6 decades.^[3]^[4]^[5]
26 July - The closing of Chinese Culture and Movie Center in Taipei.

August

18 August - The opening of Museum of Jade Art in Zhongshan District, Taipei.

September

14 September - The launching of the second line of Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung City.
22-26 September - Field training exercises of Han Kuang Exercise.^[2]

October

7 October - The opening of Evergreen Maritime Museum in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.^[6]
9-12 October - The 3rd Taiwan Youth Day.
25 October - The 1025 rally to safeguard Taiwan is held in Taipei by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party to voice dissatisfaction with Taiwan's increasingly closer ties with Beijing.

November

3-7 November - Second Chen-Chiang summit, the first visit of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits head to Taiwan.^[7]
22-23 November - Lien Chen meets PRC President Hu Jintao at the APEC Peru 2008 in Peru, the highest level of official exchange between the Mainland and Taiwan on the international stage.^[8]
24 November - The establishment of Fangyuan Museum of Arts in Jiangjun Township, Tainan County.

December

15 December - Full restoration of Three Links with Mainland China.

Deaths

14 January – Wu Jin, 74, Taiwanese Minister for Education (1996–1998), cancer.^[9]
29 April – Bo Yang, 88, Taiwanese writer.^[10]
10 May – Liao Feng-teh, 57, Taiwanese incoming Interior Minister, heart attack.^[11]
14 June – Chu Fu-Sung, 93, Taiwanese foreign minister (1979–1987).^[12]
4 July – Wayne Pai, 55, Taiwanese businessman, founding chairman of Polaris Group, suicide.^[13]
12 July – Tsai Chao-yang, 67, Taiwanese politician, minister of Transportation and Communications, pneumonia.^[14]
9 August – Vivian Shun-wen Wu, 95, Taiwanese entrepreneur, chairwoman of Yulon Motor, heart failure.^[15]
20 August – Chao Yao-dong, 92, Taiwanese minister of economic affairs, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.^[16]
15 October – Wang Yung-ching, 91, Taiwanese entrepreneur and billionaire, founder of Formosa Plastics.^[17]
28 October – Kung Te-cheng, 88, Chinese-born Taiwanese 77th generation descendant of Confucius, heart and respiratory failure.^[18]
11 December – Yeh Shih-tao, 83, Taiwanese writer, colorectal cancer.^[19]

References

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↑ "Ma Wins Taiwan Presidency on Vow to Smooth China Ties (Update3)". bloomberg.com.
1 2 "Operational Changes in Taiwan's Han Kuang Military Exercises 2008-2010". The Jamestown Foundation.
↑ "Historic China-Taiwan flights begin". CNN. July 4, 2008.
↑ "Direct China-Taiwan flights begin". BBC News. July 4, 2008.
↑ Branigan, Tania (July 5, 2008). "China resumes direct flights to Taiwan after 60 years". The Guardian. London.
↑ "Evergreen Maritime Museum open after years of planning". taipeitimes.com.
↑ Sina "Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou meets ARATS chief" Retrieved on November 9, 2008.
↑ "News Archive: Top Stories". News.morningstar.com. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74". The China Post. January 16, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "BBC 中文网 | 港台消息 | 台湾著名作家柏杨因病逝世". BBC News. April 29, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "Taiwan's incoming interior minister dead (Roundup)". Monsters and Critics. May 10, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "June 2008". Rulers.org. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=687158&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng
↑ "自由電子報 – 高鐵推手蔡兆陽病逝". Libertytimes.com.tw. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "Motor sector 'Iron Lady' Wu passes on at age 95". Taipei Times. January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "最新焦點｜中時電子報". News.chinatimes.com. January 1, 1980. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ Young, Doug (October 15, 2008). "UPDATE 1-Taiwan's 3rd richest man, petrochem giant, dies". Reuters. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "Confucius' 77th main-line descendant dies in Taiwan_English_Xinhua". News.xinhuanet.com. October 28, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
↑ "Search – Global Edition – The New York Times". International Herald Tribune. March 29, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

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2008 in Asia

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