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Events from the year '''1997 in Taiwan'''. This year is numbered Minguo 86 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
==Incumbents== * President – Lee Teng-hui * Vice President – Lien Chan * Premier – Lien Chan, Vincent Siew * Vice Premier – Hsu Li-teh, John Chiang, Liu Chao-shiuan
==Events==
===March=== * 28 March ** The opening of Miniatures Museum of Taiwan in Zhongshan District, Taipei. ** The opening of Tamsui Line and Xinbeitou Branch Line of Taipei Metro.
===April=== * 20 April – Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen in Taipei County.
===June=== * 11 June ** The establishment of FTV News. ** The first broadcast of Formosa Television.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan in Time: The unofficial ‘fourth channel’ - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2021/06/13/2003759074 |access-date=10 March 2026 |work=www.taipeitimes.com |date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
===October=== * 19 October – The opening of Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium in Xinzhuang City, Taipei County.
===December=== * 13 December – The opening of Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration in Yilan City, Yilan County.
==Births== * 26 June – Kent Tsai, actor * 19 December – Chen Su-yu, badminton player * 30 December – Tseng Jing-hua, actor
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