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Tang Yao-ming

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Tang Yao-ming
湯曜明
23rd Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004
DeputyChen Chao-min
Kang Ning-hsiang
Lin Chong-pin
Preceded byWu Shih-wen
Succeeded byLee Jye
17th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
Preceded byTang Fei
Succeeded byLee Jye
Personal details
Born(1940-11-29)29 November 1940
Muhō, Daiton, Taichū, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan)
Died3 November 2021(2021-11-03) (aged 80)
Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang

Tang Yao-ming (traditional Chinese: 湯曜明; simplified Chinese: 汤曜明; pinyin: Tāng Yàomíng; 29 November 1940 – 3 November 2021) was a Taiwanese general officer. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.

Ministry of National Defense

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Tang was named to the position of defense minister on 20 January 2002, making him the first person born on the island of Taiwan to have held the post.[1]

2002 United States visit

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In 2002, Tang visited St. Petersburg, Florida, United States to attend the U.S.-Taiwan Defense summit, making him the first ROC Minister of National Defense to visit the United States after the U.S. government ended official relations with Taiwan in 1979.[2][3]

Death

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Tang died, aged 80, on 3 November 2021, at the Tri-Service General Hospital.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hsu, Brian (10 January 2002). "Tang Yao-ming to get defense post". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Tang Yao-ming confirms he has been invited to US". Taipei Times. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Taiwan's deputy defense minister to visit US: report". Space Daily. 23 November 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  4. ^ Chung, Yu-chen; Kao, Evelyn (3 November 2021). "Former Defense Minister Tang Yao-ming passes away at 82". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2021. Republished by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission