Chiu Kuo-cheng

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Chiu Kuo-cheng
邱國正
Chiu Kuo-cheng 邱國正 (05.28 總統接見美國海外作戰退伍軍人協會哈蒙總會長 (Flickr id 41497715175)).jpg
34th Minister of National Defense
Assumed office
23 February 2021
Preceded byYen Teh-fa
18th Director-General of the National Security Bureau
In office
24 July 2019 – 22 February 2021
Preceded byPeng Sheng-chu
Ko Cheng-heng (acting)
Succeeded byChen Ming-tong
3rd Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council
In office
26 February 2018 – 23 July 2019
Preceded byLee Shying-jow
Succeeded byLee Wen-chung (acting)
Feng Shih-kuan
25th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
1 December 2016 – 30 April 2017
Preceded byYen Teh-fa
Succeeded byLee Hsi-ming
6th Commander of the Republic of China Army
In office
30 January 2015 – 30 November 2016
Preceded byYen Teh-fa
Succeeded byWang Shin-lung
9th Deputy Minister of National Defense for Armaments
In office
1 August 2014 – 29 January 2015
Preceded byLee Shying-jow
Succeeded byLiu Chen-wu
Personal details
Born (1953-04-12) 12 April 1953 (age 68)
Taipei, Taiwan
EducationUnited States Army War College
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service Republic of China Army
Years of service???–2017
RankROC General Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense Flag.svg Chief of the General Staff (Chinese: Cānmóu zǒngzhǎng)

Chiu Kuo-cheng (traditional Chinese: 邱國正; simplified Chinese: 邱国正; pinyin: Qiū Guózhèng; born 12 April 1953) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the Republic of China Army. He is the current Minister of National Defense. He was the Director-General of the National Security Bureau from 24 July 2019 to 22 February 2021,[1] and the Chief of General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces from 1 December 2016 to 28 April 2017,[2] and a former Vice Minister of National Defense for Armaments.

Education[]

Chiu graduated from the United States Army War College in 1999, and was inducted into the school's International Fellows Hall of Fame in 2018.[3]

Career[]

Chiu Kuo-cheng in 2017

Chiu was the president of National Defense University in Taoyuan from 1 September 2012 to 31 July 2014.[4] Chiu was Vice Minister of National Defense for Armaments from August 2014 to January 2015.[4]

Chiu was Commander of the ROC Army from January 2015 through November 2016.

He was appointed to the position of Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces on 24 November 2016, upon the retirement of General Yen Teh-fa, and assumed this post on 1 December of that year.[5] until 28 April 2017 when Admiral Lee Hsi-ming succeeded his post.[2]

Chiu took office as head of the Veterans Affairs Council on 26 February 2018, succeeding Lee Shying-jow.[6]

Chiu succeeded Peng Sheng-chu at the National Security Bureau on 24 July 2019.[7] During his term, the Wang Liqiang incident resulting in the detention case of the couple Xiang xin and Gong Qing for influencing the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election strained the cross-Strait relations,[8] [9] [10] while the internal legal issues continued such as the tax-free cigarette smuggling investigation procedure with the review failed to reform the Special Service Command Center from the NSB structure, the compensation lawsuit of a severe training gun-shot injury, and the unresolved military vs civil personnel administrative contradiction with power struggles in the intelligence circle.[11][12][13] General Chiu's promise during the parliament committee hearing in 2020 to task a special project to examine the impeached sexual violation case failed without open follow-up report, but the accused superior silently retired, and the female victim trainee being charged in another reason, hence further exposed the long-term ethical and the appealing system issues.[14][15]

In February 2021, Chiu was appointed defense minister.[16][17] He formally assumed the role on 23 February 2021.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ Taiwan appoints minister of veterans affairs as new intelligence agency chief - Taiwan English News(07/24/2019)
  2. ^ a b 陳建興 (2017-04-28). "馮部長主持參謀總長任職布達 李喜明上將接任" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 軍聞社 (Military News Agency). Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. ^ Lo, Tien-pin; Chin, Jonathan (25 September 2018). "Minister joins US college hall of fame". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b Hou, Elaine (29 July 2014). "Chiu Kuo-cheng named deputy defense minister". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Chiu Kuo-cheng appointed chief of the general staff - Taipei Times". Taipei Times. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ^ "New ministers take office after partial Cabinet reshuffle in Taiwan". Taiwan Today. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ Ku, Chuan; Yu, Matt; Yeh, Joseph (24 July 2019). "Veterans Affairs Council head named new top intelligence chief". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. ^ Bachelard, Michael (2019-11-26). "Taiwan detains alleged agent identified in Australian reports, calls China 'enemy of democracy'". The Age. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  9. ^ 樊冬寧 (2019-11-24). "海峽論談 - 有30年情報工作經驗的台灣前國安局第一處副處長蕭台福與民進黨立委王定宇、中華戰略學會李華球解析王立強事件" (in Chinese (China)). Voice of America. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  10. ^ 陳民峰 (2019-11-25). "中國創新投資公司主席向心及妻子龔青在台灣機場被扣" (in Chinese (China)). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  11. ^ Adela Lin (2019-07-23). "Taiwan Spy Chief Quits Over $200,000 Tax-Free Cigarettes Scandal". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  12. ^ "[National Security Topics] Crux to Solve the Problem within the Secret Services: Why the Secret Services business Should Be Separated from the National Security Bureau" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). City News. 2020-12-28.
  13. ^ "National Security Bureau Must Reform Itself to Win People's Support" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Up Media. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  14. ^ Xie Meng-zhe (2020-11-08). "國安局訓練中心女學員指控軍官"騷擾襲胸" 國安局長:不會吃案" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). SET_iNews. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  15. ^ "National Security Bureau Cannot Cover Up the Training Center Scandal Again" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Up Media. 2021-05-30.
  16. ^ Su, Yung-yao; Lee, Hsin-fang; Chin, Jonathan (20 February 2021). "Tsai changes up Cabinet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  17. ^ Liu, Kuan-ting; Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (19 February 2021). "Taiwan names new defense, intelligence, China affairs heads (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  18. ^ "New MAC minister eyes end to impasse". Taipei Times. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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