2016 is coming to an end. In the "Taiwan 2016 Representative Character Election" voting, the word "bitter" came first among 51 candidate characters and was selected as this year's representative character of the year. "Bitter" or not "bitter"?

2016 is coming to an end. In the "Taiwan 2016 Representative Character Election" voting, the word "bitter" came first among 51 candidate characters and was selected as this year's representative character of the year. "Bitter" or not "bitter"? This year in Taiwan can really be summed up by two words: "natural and man-made disasters" and "internal and external troubles": earthquakes and typhoons continued, protests and strikes occurred one after another... The new authorities did not "light up, Taiwan will be the next stop", but instead brought a "foreign crisis" Cold winter.

01/14 The final episode of " Kangxi Is Coming "

Taiwanese variety show "Kangxi Is Coming" was broadcast on January 14. The host Tsai Kang-yong , Xiao S ( Xu Xidi ), Chen Handian burst into tears . "Kangxi Is Coming" is hosted by Cai Kangyong and Xiao S. It was launched in January 2004. In 2005, it won the TV Golden Bell Award for Variety Show Host. In 2007, assistant host Chen Handian joined; after 12 years, "Kangxi Is Coming" has officially come to an end. Enter history.

02/06 Earthquake in southern Taiwan

html At 3:57 a.m. on February 6, a strong earthquake occurred in Meinong, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Due to factors such as the direction of seismic waves and geology, Tainan city was the most severely affected. On the afternoon of the 13th, the last victim of the Weiguan Golden Dragon Building in Tainan was found by rescue workers, and the search and rescue work finally came to an end. As of the 13th, a total of 116 people had been killed in this earthquake. Among them, the 316th-floor Weiguan Jinlong Building in Yongkang District collapsed, causing the most serious casualties, with 114 people killed. The mainland expressed great concern about the disaster. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits launched the emergency response mechanism to learn about the disaster situation from Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council and the Straits Exchange Foundation, expressed condolences, and expressed the mainland's willingness to provide all necessary assistance.

03/26　 Hong Xiuzhu was elected as the chairman of the Kuomintang

html On March 26, the by-election for the chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang Party was held. Hong Xiuzhu finally received 78,829 votes, with a vote rate of more than 56%, becoming the first female party chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang. After a series of defeats, the "century-old" Kuomintang is in crisis. In her inaugural speech, Hong Xiuzhu emphasized the importance of using young people and discovering talents. At the same time, she did not rule out using opponents as teachers and going to grassroots and schools to discover talents. She must restore talent training channels and rebuild combat teams.

05/20 Tsai Ing-wen took office as the leader of Taiwan.

html On May 20, Tsai Ing-wen took office as the new leader of Taiwan. In her inaugural speech, Tsai Ing-wen made no substantive content on cross-strait relations. The heads of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council spoke on the current cross-Strait relations on the 20th, saying that in his speech on May 20, the new leader of the Taiwan authorities took a vague approach on the fundamental issue of the nature of cross-Strait relations, which is the most concerned issue for compatriots on both sides. attitude, did not clearly recognize the "1992 Consensus" and agree with its core meaning, and did not propose specific methods to ensure the peaceful and stable development of cross-Strait relations. This is an unfinished answer sheet.

05/31 The Taiwanese government announced the abolition of the "fine-tuning of the curriculum"

The Taiwanese government officially announced the abolition of the "fine-tuning of the curriculum" on May 31. The so-called "fine-tuned curriculum" refers to the fine-tuning of high school history, Chinese and other curriculum courses proposed by the education authorities during the Ma Ying-jeou administration in 2014 in response to the "de-Chinaization" during the era of former Taiwan leaders Lee Teng-hui and Chen Shui-bian. "Japanese rule" was changed to "Japanese colonial rule", "accepting Taiwan" was changed to "liberating Taiwan", "comfort women" was changed to "women were forced to be comfort women", etc. The outside world believes that the abolition of the "fine-tuned curriculum" is an act of "cultural Taiwan independence" and is not conducive to the development of cross-strait relations.

06/09 Hong Suzhu insulted the old "honored citizen"

html On June 9, Hong Suzhu, who claimed to be a "citizen journalist", uploaded a video on Facebook. In the video, Hong Suzhu continuously insults the old "honored civilians" who are using walkers ("honorable civilians" is Taiwan's name for veterans who have served for many years; "old veterans" have become the names of those who accompanied Chiang Kai-shek in 1948 and 1949. Chiang Kai-shek The specific names for the group of soldiers who retreated to Taiwan) are "Chinese refugees", "Shameless, go back", and "I don't want you Chinese in our Taiwan." After the video was released, it quickly detonated public opinion in Taiwan and triggered criticism from all walks of life.Public opinion on the island believes that the underlying reason behind this is the accumulated "evil consequences" of the long-term fierce fighting between blue and green and the endless ideological overhang.

07/01 "Xiong San" accidental shooting incident "

html On the morning of July 1, Kaohsiung the Taiwan Navy Jinjiang ship in Zuoying Port suddenly fired a "Hsiung Feng III" missile, which flew more than 100 meters toward the mainland. Kilometers, hit a Taiwanese fishing boat, resulting in one death and three injuries. The Taiwan military and official explanation for the incident was that after the incident, the Taiwan authorities not only failed to provide a responsible explanation to the mainland, but some Taiwanese. The politicians' performances are shocking. First, they are trying to use Reporting the situation to "nearby countries" obscured and downplayed the incident. Secondly, some senior officials were eager to clarify their responsibilities. Thirdly, they falsely claimed that the mainland was "taking advantage of the situation"... The degree of "own error" in the island's officialdom is truly amazing.

07/ 25 The Taiwan authorities passed the "Improper Party Property Regulations"

html Late at night on July 25, the Kuomintang League held a press conference in front of the public opinion organization venue and stated, "Today is the darkest day for Taiwan's democracy. Later, the Democratic Progressive Party caucus applauded and cheered collectively in the chamber to celebrate the passage of the third reading of the "Improper Party Property Regulations." This bill, which was pushed hard by the Democratic Progressive Party and was described as one that would "properly confiscate the Kuomintang and destroy the party," was finally After that, the " Party Property Council " carried out several "hunts" against the Kuomintang. In response, Hong Xiuzhu, the chairman of the Kuomintang, criticized the "Party Property Council" for being lawless and operating in a black box. Overbearing; she said that since it has become a political incident, it can only be resolved through political means. The Kuomintang will not rule out any fierce resistance and will follow it everywhere.

08/16 Taiwan authorities adopted the "New Southbound Policy Platform"

html On August 16, the Taiwan authorities convened a "foreign affairs meeting." Economic and Trade Strategic Talks", passed " "New Southbound Policy Platform". Tsai Ing-wen said that the "New Southbound Policy" is an important part of Taiwan's overall foreign economic and trade policy at this stage. Taiwanese media believe that Tsai Ing-wen's "New Southbound Policy" still inherits the "reduce policy" during the Li and Bian periods. The thinking of "economic and trade dependence on the mainland" mainly focuses on Southeast Asia and India. Adding the word "new" before the "Southbound Policy" is just changing the soup without changing the medicine.

09/12 Thousands of Taiwan’s tourism industry workers took to the streets to demonstrate

Faced with the decline in mainland tourists, which has severely damaged the work rights and livelihoods of Taiwan’s tourism industry employees, the island’s Millions Tourism Industry Self-Rescue Association launched a parade on the afternoon of September 12th. More than 10,000 people attended the event, constantly shouting “fight for the economy”, “want jobs”, “can warm up” After Tsai Ing-wen came to power, cross-strait relations reached a deadlock, which caused a sharp decline in the willingness of mainland tourists to visit Taiwan, which in turn impacted Taiwan's tourism industry, causing Taiwan tour buses, tour guides, hotels, etc. The industrial chain has been greatly impacted.

11/14 The National Palace Museum in Taipei was demolished and Jackie Chan donated the animal head

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On November 14, the South Campus of the National Palace Museum in Taipei dismantled the replica of the "12 Zodiac Animal Heads" donated by Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan. Taiwanese scholars pointed out that this move was purely political manipulation and an attempt by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities to "culture Taiwan independence" and "go to China." The specific manifestation of "culture".

11/22 Taiwan TransAsia Airlines announced the suspension of flights

On November 22, the board of directors of TransAsia Airways, Taiwan’s third largest airline, passed a resolution to dissolve the company and suspend all flights with immediate effect. Regarding the dissolution of TransAsia Airways, analysts in the island’s aviation industry believe that the continuous air crashes within two years have greatly weakened TransAsia Airways. Injury has seriously affected passenger confidence, causing the passenger load factor to continue to decline. Faced with competition from low-cost airlines, TransAsia Airways has no effective countermeasures.

12/06 Taiwanese authorities pass amendments to the "Labour Standards Act"

On December 6, Taiwan's public opinion organizations passed the controversial amendments to the "Labour Standards Act." The whole process took more than 12 hours, excluding the workers' 7-day holiday. During this period, labor groups on the island continued to protest strongly outside the door, and at one point scattered paper to symbolize "the death of labor rights in Taiwan." In Taiwan's current public opinion body, public opinion representatives from the Democratic Progressive Party account for 68 of the total 113 seats. Public opinion on the island believes that this is the key reason why the Taiwan authorities are "emboldened" to forcibly pass this amendment.

12/10 The word "bitter" was selected as Taiwan's Chinese Character of the Year

On December 10, the results of the "Taiwan 2016 Representative Character Election" were released. The word "bitter" topped 51 candidate characters and was selected as the annual representative in 2016. Character. Earthquakes and typhoons continue, and the freeze in cross-Strait relations has hit the tourism industry. Land prices and housing taxes have both increased. The Taiwan authorities' "one case, one holiday" labor standard law has made the situation of low-wage social workers even worse... In 2016, how can Taiwan be "suffering"? Excellent writing!

12/21 Sao Tome and Príncipe announces "severing diplomatic relations" with Taiwan

On December 21, the government of Sao Tome and Principe issued a statement deciding to "sever diplomatic relations" with Taiwan from that day on, and announced its support for the one-China principle, which attracted widespread attention from the international community. In response, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in response to a reporter's question, "China appreciates this and welcomes Sao Tome and Principe to return to the right track of the one-China principle."

[Source: Xinhuanet]