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See also:	Other events of 1979 History of Taiwan  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1979 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 68 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Chiang Ching-kuo
• Vice President – Hsieh Tung-min
• Premier – Sun Yun-suan
• Vice Premier – Hsu Ching-chung

Events

January

• 1 January:
  • The United States withdraws recognition of the Republic of China and recognizes the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of "China".
  • People’s Republic of China’s Standing Committee of the National People's Congress published the Message to the Compatriots in Taiwan [s]
• 11 January – The establishments of Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China.

February

• 8 February – The opening of Chongde Station and Heping Station of Taiwan Railways Administration in Xiulin Township, Hualien County.
• 26 February – Chiang Kai-shek International Airport located in Taoyuan County (now is Taoyuan County) officially opened.

April

• April 4 — United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Taiwan Relations Act into law.
• President Chiang Ching-kuo promulgated the Three Noes policy with dealing with the mainland: “no contact, no negotiation and no compromise”

May

• 17 May – The defection of Justin Yifu Lin to the People's Republic of China.

July

• 24 July – The establishment of Institute for Information Industry.

September

• 12 September – The Republic of China repeals a law mandating "closure" of the Taiwan Strait, ending blockade conditions in effect since June 1949.^[1]

July

• 1 July – Upgrade of Kaohsiung City from provincial city to special municipality.

December

• 10 December – Kaohsiung Incident in Kaohsiung.

Births

• 18 January – Jay Chou, musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and director
• 12 March – Holger Chen, Internet celebrity
• 19 March – Lu Wei-chih, golf athlete
• 4 April – Joe Chen, actress, singer and model
• 20 April – Quinn Weng, singer
• 22 April – Yang Chien-fu, baseball player
• 2 June – Huang Wen-hsing, singer and actor
• 16 July – Landy Wen, singer
• 30 July – Show Lo, singer, actor and host
• 24 August – Elva Hsiao, singer
• 15 November – Joyce Chao, actress and singer
• 5 December – Megan Lai, actress and singer
• 31 December – Hsieh Ying-hsuan, actress

Deaths

• 5 April – Wang Yun-wu, Vice Premier (1958–1963)