MAJOR MILITARY RESHUFFLE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
ROC Central News Agency
2006-02-10 00:31:15
Taipei, Feb. 10 (CNA) The military leadership will undergo a major reshuffle in the near future, with the replacement of all of the top commanders of the three armed forces branches, reports said Thursday.
Commenting on the reports, Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesman Liu Chih-chien said the ministry is still working on the personnel change plan and will unveil the new line-up after the reshuffle plan gets the approval of the top authorities.
According to the report, Gen. Hu Chen-pu, incumbent director of the MND's Political Warfare Bureau, will be promoted to the post of army commander-in-chief.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Adm. Lin Chen-yi will be new navy commander-in-chief and Air Force Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Shen Kuo-chen will be promoted to the rank of general and take over the post of air force commander-in-chief.
The current chiefs of the three military branches -- Army Commander-in-Chief Gen. Chu Kai-sheng, Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Chen Pang-chih and Air Force Commander-in-Chief Gen. Liu Kuei-li -- will be transferred to serve as strategy advisers to the president.
The report also said Lt. Gen. Wu Ta-peng, current Kinmen Defense Command commander, will take over the post of the MND Political Warfare Bureau to be left vacant by Hu's promotion.
President Chen Shui-bian, who doubles as commander-in-chief of the nation's armed forces, promoted 44 military officers to the ranks of major and lieutenant generals at the beginning of this year and is expected to replace commanders-in-chief of the three military branches after the Lunar New Year holiday.
(By Sofia Wu)
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