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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 2,633 entities connected with Taiwan. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 1 data source published by authorities or organizations based in Taiwan. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity ListMOEA daily9,820

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Taiwan

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Taiwan.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,757 entities identified as PEPs connected with Taiwan.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Premier1--
President1--
Vice Premier, Executive Yuan1--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center--1
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China-41
Minister of Agriculture-81
Minister of Budget, Accounting and Statistics-11
Minister of Civil Service-2-
Minister of Council for Cultural Affairs-1-
Minister of Culture110-
Minister of Digital Affairs111
Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China111-
Minister of Economic Planning and Development-2-
Minister of Education110-
Minister of Environment--1
Minister of Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan-4-
Minister of Finance18-
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China-81
Minister of Health and Welfare19-
Minister of Indigenous Affairs-5-
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of interior of Taiwan-31
Minister of Justice171
Minister of Labor110-
Minister of Mainland Affairs161
Minister of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs-4-
Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China-101
Minister of National Development-52
Minister of Ocean Affairs-2-
Minister of Personnel Administration-61
Minister of Public Construction-5-
Minister of Science and Technology191
Minister of Transportation & Communications1--
Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China-111
Minister of Veterans Affairs-71
Minister Without Portfolio5101
Minister, Atomic Energy Council15-
Minister, Central Election Commission1--
Minister, Council of Agriculture1--
Minister, Council of Indigenous Peoples1--
Minister, Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, & Statistics1--
Minister, Directorate General of Personnel Admin.1--
Minister, Environmental Protection Admin.1--
Minister, Financial Supervisory Commission1--
Minister, Hakka Affairs Council141
Minister, National Communications Commission1--
Minister, National Development Council1--
Minister, Ocean Affairs Council1--
Minister, Overseas Community Affairs Council13-
Minister, Public Construction Commission1--
Minister, Veterans Affairs Council1--
National Policy Advisors to the President of the Republic of China--3
Secretary General of the Executive Yuan11-
Senior Advisors to the President of the Republic of China-12
Spokesperson of the Office of the President of the Republic of China-42
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China-5-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Legislative Yuan-192211
member of the National Assembly of the Republic of China--5
Q15913260--1
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan-41
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Justice of the Judicial Yuan-58
Prosecutor Generals of the Supreme Prosecutors Office-31
Vice President of the Judicial Yuan-11
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of the General Staff, ROC-71
Commanding General of the Republic of China Air Force--2
Vice Minister (Armaments) of National Defense of the Republic of China-111
Vice Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China-61
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China-11
Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Belize to Taiwan-1-
ambassador of Haiti to Taiwan--1
ambassador of Nicaragua to Taiwan--1
ambassador of Palau to Taiwan-11
ambassador of Taiwan-1-
Director of the Taipei Main Office of the American Institute in Taiwan-23

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Taipei City Council-4624
Member of Tainan City Council-1446
Member of New Taipei City Council-4415
Member of Kaohsiung City Council-281
Member of Taichung City Council-1113
Member of Taoyuan City Council-135
Member of Keelung City Council-511
Member of Kinmen County Council-10-
Member of Lienchiang County Council-9-
Member of Hsinchu City Council-53
Vice President of the Republic of China-41
Member of Changhua County Council-31
Member of Miaoli County Council-4-
Member of Pingtung County Council-31
President, Legislative Yuan13-
Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party-21
Chief Aide-de-camp to the Presidential Office, Republic of China-21
member of Chiayi City Council-21
Member of Nantou County Council-3-
Premier of the Republic of China-12
President of the Control Yuan12-
Chairperson of the Fair Trade Commission-11
Chairperson of the New Power Party-11
Chairperson of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party-11
Deputy Secretary General, Executive Yuan2--
Director, National Palace Museum11-
Member of Yilan County Council-11
Member of Yunlin County Council-11
President of the Republic of China-11
Secretary-General of Taiwan Statebuilding Party-11
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party--2
Secretary-General to the President, Republic of China-2-
Vice Premier of the Republic of China-11
Acting Chair, Transitional Justice Commission1--
Chair, Fair Trade Commission1--
Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party--1
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission--1
Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission--1
Chairperson of the National Communications Commission--1
Member of Hsinchu County Council--1
Member of Hualien County Council-1-
Member of Penghu County Council--1
Member of Taichung County Council--1
Member of Taipei County Council--1
Member of Taoyuan County Council-1-
Member of the Control Yuan--1
Premier, Executive Yuan1--
President, Examination Yuan1--
President, Judicial Yuan1--
Representative to the US1--
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang--1
Spokesperson, Executive Yuan1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...