2026 in Taiwan

The national government, elected in 2024, continues.

• President: Lai Ching-te
• Vice President: Hsiao Bi-khim
• Premier: Cho Jung-tai
• Vice Premier: Cheng Li-chun

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  Lai Ching-te
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  Hsiao Bi-khim
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  Cho Jung-tai

• 6 January – The Republic of China Air Force loses contact with the pilot of an F-16V fighter jet flying a routine training mission off Hualien County.^[1]
• 16 January – Taiwan and the United States sign a trade agreement for Taiwanese semiconductor and technology companies to invest US$250 billion in the US economy in return for the United States reducing its tariffs on Taiwanese exports from 20 to 15 percent.^[2]
• 17 January – A journalist is detained by a court in Ciaotou District on suspicion of bribing military officials to release sensitive information to individuals from mainland China.^[3]
• 25 January – Skyscraper Live (2026): American climber Alex Honnold becomes the first person to ascend Taipei 101 without using a rope or other protective equipment.^[4]
• 28 January – Control Yuan president, Chen Chu, resigns. She has been on leave since late 2024.^[5]

• 10 February – Prosecutors raid legislator Kao Chin Su-mei's office and summon her for questioning on suspicion of misappropriating her aides' salaries.^[6]
• 12 February – Taiwan agrees to remove or reduce 99% of its tariffs as part of a trade agreement with the United States.^[7]

• 4 March – Taiwanese prosecutors indict 62 people, including Chen Zhi, for their alleged links to the Prince Group, a multinational criminal network that operates scam centers in Cambodia. They also charge 13 companies with offences related to the criminal organization and money laundering.^[8]
• 26 March – The Taipei District Court sentences former Taipei mayor and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je to 17 years in prison for bribery charges.^[9]

• 23 April – Ocean Affairs Minister Kuan Bi-ling makes a visit to Taiping Island in the disputed Spratly Islands to oversee exercises by the Coast Guard Administration.^[10]
• 27 April – The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court sentences five people, including a former Tokyo Electron and TSMC employee, to up to 10 years' imprisonment and imposes a fine of NTD 150 million ($4.8 million) to Tokyo Electron for the transfer of trade secrets from TSMC to Tokyo Electron.^[11]

• 28 November – 2026 Taiwanese local elections^[12]