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Taiwan has new Navy commander

ROC Central News Agency

2013/07/31 22:03:26

Taipei, July 31 (CNA) Admiral Chen Yung-kang, vice chief of the General Staff, took over as commander of the Republic of China Navy Wednesday as part of senior-level changes in Taiwan's military following a Cabinet reshuffle earlier in the week.

Chen became vice chief of the General Staff in Aug. 2012 after serving as president of the National Defense University for a year.

Before that, he held other senior positions including fleet commander and head of Taiwan's military liaison office in Washington, D.C.

He succeeded Adm. Tung Hsiang-lung, who was named minister of the Veterans Affairs Commission in the reshuffle on Monday.

Also on Wednesday, Deputy Minister of National Defense Andrew Yang succeeded Kao Hua-chu as the defense minister. Kao stepped down in the aftermath of the death of Army Corporal Hung Chung-chiu.

(By Rogge Chen and Jay Chen)