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Events from the year2012 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 101 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

• President –Ma Ying-jeou
• Vice President –Vincent Siew,Wu Den-yih
• Premier –Wu Den-yih,Sean Chen
• Vice Premier –Sean Chen,Jiang Yi-huah

• 1 January – The renaming of Council for Hakka Affairs toHakka Affairs Council.
• 5 January – The opening ofFu Jen University Station,Touqianzhuang Station andXinzhuang Station ofTaipei Metro inXinzhuang District,New Taipei.
• 14 January
  • 2012 Republic of China presidential election.
  • 2012 Republic of China legislative election.
• 15 January – The officiating ceremony ofXiaolin Village Memorial Park inJiasian District,Kaohsiung.

• 3 February – The opening ofGuo Ziyi Memorial Hall inNeihu District, Taipei.
• 6 February
  • Sean Chen became thePremier of the Republic of China.
  • Jiang Yi-huah became theVice Premier of the Republic of China.
• 16 February – The visit ofBeijingMayorGuo Jinlong to Taiwan for a 6-day visit.^[1]

• 1 March
  • The establishment ofTaiwan International Ports Corporation.
  • The establishment ofMaritime and Port Bureau.

• 23–29 April2012 OEC Kaohsiung
• 25–26 April –2012 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary.

• 7 May – The visit ofHubei GovernorWang Guosheng to Taiwan for an 8-day visit.^[2]
• 12 May – The opening ofMiaoli Hakka Cultural Park inMiaoli County.
• 13 May – The opening ofMacau Economic and Cultural Office atTaipei 101 inXinyi District,Taipei City.
• 15 May – The inauguration ofHong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei City.
• 20 May
  • Ma Ying-jeou inaugurated as thePresident of the Republic of China for the second term.^[3]
  • Wu Den-yih inaugurated as theVice President of the Republic of China.
  • TheAviation Safety Council became an independent body from theExecutive Yuan.
  • The establishment ofMinistry of Culture from the former Council for Cultural Affairs.
  • The disestablishment ofGovernment Information Office.^[4]
• 22 May – The establishment ofBureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development of the Ministry of Culture.

• 27 June – The opening of the first Taiwanese branch ofBank of China located in Taipei City.^[5]
• 30 June at 12:00Taiwan Time - Thedigital switchover in Taiwan is completed, andanalogue television ended operation.

• 7 July – Referendum for casinos establishment inLienchiang County which 56% voters voted in favor.^[6]

• 5 August – TheEast China Sea Peace Initiative proposed by PresidentMa Ying-jeou.^[7]
• 11 August – The opening ofYeh Shih-tao Literature Memorial Hall inWest Central District,Tainan City.^[8]
• 24–28 August –The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Asia Conference in Taipei.^[9]

• 1 September – The establishment ofInstitute of Diplomacy and International Affairs of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.
• 10 September – The establishment ofTaoyuan American School inLuzhu Township,Taoyuan County.
• 28 September – The opening ofBeihu Station inHukou Township,Hsinchu County.

• 21 November – The establishment of China Affairs Committee of theDemocratic Progressive Party.^[10]
• 28 November – The closing ofBaoshan Station ofTaiwan Railways Administration inTaoyuan City,Taoyuan County.

• 19 December – The establishment ofLabor Union of National Taiwan University.
• 24 December – The opening ofTaiwan Stock Museum inSongshan District, Taipei.
• 28 December – The discontinuation ofLinkou Line ofTaiwan Railways Administration.

• 3 January –Fong Fei-fei, 58, Taiwanese singer, lung cancer.^[11][12]
• 25 February –Chen Chih-fan [zh], 86, Taiwanese essayist and engineer.^[13]
• 1 April –Chang Mei-yao, 71, Taiwanese actress.^[14]
• 15 June –Ming Ji, 89, Taiwanese film director, organ failure.^[15]
• 20 June –Liao Fu-pen, 74, Taiwanese politician,MLY (1984–2002), multiple organ failure.^[16]
• 14 July –Wen Hsing-tsun, 86, Taiwanese politician,MLY (1987–1990), pancreatic cancer.^[17]
• 20 July –Tony Fish [zh], 30, Taiwanese actor.^[18]
• 22 August –Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, 87, Taiwanese Roman Catholic cardinal.
• 23 August –Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang, 96, Taiwanese Roman Catholic bishop.
• 13 September –Tao Da-wei [zh], 69, Taiwanese entertainer, lung cancer and multiple organ failure.^[19]
• 7 December –Chen Wen-yu, 88, Taiwanese horticulturalist.^[20]
• 26 December
  • Chu Ting-shun, 84, Taiwanese musician.^[21]
  • Yen Yuan-shu [zh], 79, Taiwanese essayist and literary critic.^[22]
• 31 December –Yang Teng-kuei, 74, Taiwanese film producer, stroke.^[23][24]

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