2024/01/28-2024/02/03

1/28
中國外長王毅在曼谷會晤美國白宮國安顧問Jake Sullivan。王毅強調，台灣問題是中國內政，選舉改變不了台灣是中國一部分的基本事實；台海和平穩定的最大風險是「台獨」，中美關係的最大挑戰也是「台獨」，再度要求美國支持中國和平統一。白宮聲明稱，Sullivan強調維護台海安全穩定的重要性。

January 28: 
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand. Wang emphasized that the Taiwan issue is an internal matter of China, and elections cannot change the fundamental fact that Taiwan is part of China. The greatest risk to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is "Taiwan independence," and the biggest challenge in U.S.-China relations is also related to the issue. Wang reiterated China's call upon the United States to support peaceful unification. According to a White House statement, Sullivan emphasized the importance of maintaining security and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

1/28
海巡署耗資約17.4億元的「南沙太平島港碼頭整建工程已於1月20日驗收通過，正式宣告竣工，今後將派一百噸巡防艇長駐太平島。蔡英文總統是否登島主持完工啟用儀式受關注，前總統陳水扁、馬英九任內皆曾登島視察。

January 28: 
The Coast Guard Administration, Ocean Affairs Council, completed the approximately NT$1.74 billion (about US$55.4 million) reconstruction project for the Taiping Island port on January 20. The port is now officially operational, and a 100-ton patrol vessel will be stationed there. There is interest in whether President Tsai Ing-wen will personally attend the completion ceremony, as both former presidents Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou have previously visited the island.

1/29
中央研究院耗時兩年，去年底成功打造台灣自研自製的五位元超導量子電腦，並推出該量子電腦系統於雲端供計畫合作者測試，使台灣躋身少數能自製超導量子電腦的國家行列。

January 29: 
The Academia Sinica spent two years successfully developing a domestically designed and produced 5-qubit superconducting quantum computer. The quantum computer system has been launched on the cloud for testing by partners, making Taiwan one of the few countries capable of producing its own superconducting quantum computers.

1/29
民進黨主席、總統當選人賴清德表態，未來閣揆及總統府秘書長人選將會符合「跨黨派、跨世代、跨領域」的民主大聯盟原則；各部會首長也一樣，不會完全是民進黨。

January 29: 
President-Elect and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman William Lai stated that future appointments for the premier and secretary-general to the president will adhere to the principles of a "democratic grand alliance" which transcends party lines, generations, and disciplines. Appointment of cabinet-level ministers will also follow a similar approach to ensure that the incoming administration is not exclusively DPP-led.

1/30
兩岸屢生爭議的M503航線再起爭端。中國民航局宣布，2月1日起取消自北向南飛行「偏置」措施，並將啟用銜接M503航線的W122、W123航線由西向東飛行，意味將更貼近海峽中線。
中方稱這是提升空域運作效率措施；我方嚴正抗議，認為此舉有改變台海現況的疑慮。美國國務院聲明反對任何一方片面改變現狀，敦促北京停止對台的軍事、外交與經濟施壓。

January 30: 
The M503 air route, which has been a recurring point of contention between Taiwan and mainland China, is once again seeing disputes. The mainland's Civil Aviation Administration announced the cancelation of the "biased" measure for northbound flights starting from February 1. Additionally, the mainland will activate the W122 and W123 routes, connecting to the M503 route, for eastbound flights. This move brings the flight path closer to the median line of the Strait.
Mainland China claims this is an efficiency measure for airspace operations, while Taiwan strongly protested, expressing concerns about potential changes to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. The U.S. Department of State issued a statement opposing any unilateral changes and urging Beijing to cease military, diplomatic, and economic pressure on Taiwan.

1/31
主計總處公布國內生產毛額(GDP)概估統計，受民間投資不如預期拖累，去年第四季經濟成長率下修為5.12%；去年全年經濟成長率也從原先預估的1.42%下修為1.4%，創2010年來最差，也是金融海嘯以來最低的經濟成長率。

January 31: 
The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, released estimated figures for Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP). Due to lower-than-expected private investment, the economic growth rate for the fourth quarter of last year was revised down to 5.12 percent. The overall economic growth rate for the entire year was also adjusted from an initial estimate of 1.42 percent to 1.4 percent, marking the lowest growth rate since 2010 and the lowest since the global financial crisis.

2/1
第11屆立法院就職，隨即舉行正副院長選舉；在各經兩輪投票後，國民黨推派的韓國瑜、江啟臣順利當選正副議長；民進黨籍游錫堃、蔡其昌連任未果，游錫堃當日即發表請辭立委聲明。

February 1: 
The 11th Legislative Yuan was inaugurated, followed by the election of speaker and deputy speaker. After two rounds of voting, Kuomintang (KMT) nominees Han Kuo-yu and Johnny Chiang were successfully elected speaker and deputy speaker, respectively. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nominees You Si-kun and Tsai Chi-chang failed to secure re-election, and after defeat, You promptly resigned as legislator.

2/2
有生技界台積電之稱的台灣生物醫藥(TBMC)宣布與美國高階代工大廠韌力簽署策略聯盟協議，獲該公司先進技術與資金入股，將以切入歐美藥品代工市場為未來目標。

February 2: 
Taiwan Bio-Manufacturing Corporation (TBMC), often referred to as the TSMC of the biotechnology industry, announced that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Resilience, an advanced contract manufacturer in the United States. As part of the agreement, Resilience will invest in TBMC, providing advanced technology and capital. The goal is to tap into the European and American pharmaceutical contract manufacturing markets in the future.