Lee Hsi-ming

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Hsi-ming
李喜明
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26th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
1 May 2017 – 30 June 2019
Preceded byChiu Kuo-cheng
Succeeded byShen Yi-ming
10th Deputy Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
1 June 2016 – 30 April 2017
MinisterFeng Shih-kuan
Preceded byChen Yeong-kang
Succeeded byPu Tze-chun
6th Commander of the Republic of China Navy
In office
30 January 2015 – 31 May 2016
Preceded byChen Yeong-kang
Succeeded byHuang Shu-kuang
Personal details
Born (1955-11-20) 20 November 1955 (age 68)
Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/serviceFlag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China Navy
Years of service1970–2019
RankTaiwan-navy-OF-9b.svg Admiral
Battles/warsThird Taiwan Strait Crisis

Lee Hsi-ming (Chinese: 李喜明; pinyin: Lǐ Xǐmíng; Wade–Giles: Li Hsi-ming), also known as Lee Hsi-min,[1] is an admiral of the Republic of China (Taiwan), now currently serves as the senior research fellow of the Project 2049 Institute at Washington, D.C.

His major assignments includes the Chief of the General Staff (since 2017),[2] Vice Minister (Policy) of National Defense (from 2016 to 2017), and Commander of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN, from 2015[3][4] to 2016). In June 2019, Lee was awarded the Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Grand Cordon.[5] He retired on 1 July 2019.[6] Lee graduated from the 1977 class of the ROC Naval Academy and the 1998 class of the U.S. Naval War College.

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Republic of China Navy website". Republic of China Navy (ROCN). 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  2. ^ 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. ^ "Admiral Kao Kuang-chi succeeds Yen Ming as defense minister". Taiwan News. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  4. ^ "Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle". DefenseNews. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  5. ^ Su, Yung-yao; Hsiao, Sherry (27 June 2019). "Chief of general staff given military order after nearly 50 years of service". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  6. ^ Yu, Matt; Chung, Yu-chen (1 July 2019). "Taiwan's new chief of military staff takes office". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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