Lee Shying-jow
Lee Shying-jow or Lee Hsiang-chou (Chinese: 李翔宙; pinyin: Li Xiángzhòu; born 2 August 1952) is a Taiwanese general and diplomat. He is the incumbent Ambassador to Denmark, and was formerly the 4th Commanding General of the Republic of China Army (ROCA), 8th Deputy Minister of National Defense (MND), the 15th Director-General of the National Security Bureau (NSB) and the 2nd Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council (VAC).[1][2]
Lee Hsiang-chou 李翔宙 | |
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| 9th Ambassador to Denmark of the Republic of China | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Preceded by | Chuang Heng-sheng |
| 2nd Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 25 February 2018 | |
| Premier | Lin Chuan William Lai |
| Deputy | Liu Shu-lin Lee Wen-chung |
| Preceded by | Tung Hsiang-lung |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| National Policy Advisor to the President of the Republic of China | |
| In office 24 July 2015 – 19 May 2016 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| 15th Director-General of the National Security Bureau of the Republic of China | |
| In office 5 May 2014 – 23 July 2015 | |
| Deputy | Yen Meng-han Kuo Chung-hsin Wang Te-lin Chou Mei-wu |
| Preceded by | Tsai De-sheng |
| Succeeded by | Yang Kuo-chiang |
| 8th Deputy Minister (Armaments) of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
| In office 16 January 2014 – 4 May 2014 | |
| Minister | Yen Ming |
| Preceded by | Yen Teh-fa |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| 4th Commander of the Republic of China Army | |
| In office 16 August 2011 – 15 January 2014 | |
| Deputy | Huang Yi-ping Hsun Chueh-hsin Chu Yu-shu Wu Yo-ming Wang Hsing-wei |
| Preceded by | Yang Tien-hsiao |
| Succeeded by | Yen Teh-fa |
| Vice Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 15 August 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Ta-peng |
| Succeeded by | Yen Teh-fa |
| 25th Commander of the Republic of China Military Police | |
| In office 1 June 2009 – 15 May 2011 | |
| Deputy | Kao Yao-bing |
| Preceded by | Ho Yung-chien |
| Succeeded by | Chang Ching-hsiang |
| 5th Vice President of National Defense University | |
| In office 1 March 2008 – 31 May 2009 | |
| President | Tseng Jing-ling King Nai-chieh |
| Preceded by | Lu Hsiao-jung |
| Succeeded by | Wang Chuen-chiang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1952 (age 68) Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Republic of China Military Academy Tri-service University National Taiwan University National Chung Hsing University |
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| Nickname(s) | "Brother Chou" |
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| Years of service | 1974–2015 |
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| Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Early life
Lee Hsiang-chou was born in a Military dependents' village of the Republic of China Air Force called the Republican New Village (共和新村) at Donggang, Pingtung, Taiwan, there was his home.
Lee later entered the Republic of China Army Preparatory School right after his completion of junior high school at age 15. He then later graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy in 1974 as a Missile Officer.
Lee also obtained his master's degree from the National Taiwan University, National Chung Hsing University of Taiwan and Georgetown University of the United States.
Military career
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Early military position
Lee served as the Commander of Military Police (ROCMP) from 1 June 2009 to 16 May 2011. He was promoted to General of the ROC Army on 16 May 2011 and appointed as the Vice Chief of the General Staff under Admiral Lin Chen-yi, the then Chief of the General Staff.
Army Commanding General
General Lee was appointed to success General Yang Tien-hsiao as the Commanding General of the ROC Army on 16 August 2011.
On 16 July and 8 August 2013, General Lee tendered his resignation from his chief position and from the Ministry of National Defense due to the poor handling of the minister on the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu, but was rejected by Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu and Yen Ming. Both Kao and Yen asked him to stay in his post.[3]
Deputy Minister of National Defense
In early April 2014, speaking to the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan, Lee said that if the People's Liberation Army (PLA) were to invade Taiwan, they need at least four months for assault preparation, thus translated to the amount of advance warning Taiwan needs in such scenario. In the event of cross-strait war, the command has to come from Zhongnanhai, the headquarter of the Communist Party of China, by the task force formation at the Central Military Commission. The next step would be recalling all of the Chinese envoys in Taiwan, execute economic preparations and tighten control of Taiwanese business people in Mainland China. He added that Taiwan has already prepared relevant measures with other countries and military reserve would be called in such attack scenario. Military confidence building measure can only be built between ROC Armed Forces and PLA only if Beijing renounces the use of force to achieve Chinese reunification. The ROC Ministry of National Defense however would always remain neutral in any cross-strait issues, he added.[4]
Political career
New Government's VAC Minister
On 28 April 2016, Lee Hsiang-chou was designated to be the new Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council. He then took office on 20 May 2016. Prior to assuming the position, Lee registered as a political independent, ending his affiliation with the Kuomintang, which he had joined in 1969,[5]
In December 2016, on his way to visit Thailand from Taiwan, Lee was denied stopover entry into Singapore for the purpose of visiting veterans of the Republic of China Armed Forces residing in the small island nation.[6]
Ambassador to Denmark
Lee left the Veterans Affairs Council in February 2018,[7] and was appointed Taiwan's representative to Denmark that October.[8]
References
- "Army Command Headquarters,MND >>Introduction". army.mnd.gov.tw. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "Taiwan News Quick Take". Taipei Times. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- "Army commander's resignation rejected". The China Post. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- "China can invade in months: MND". Taipei Times. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- Ku, Chuan; Lu, Hsin-hui; Kao, Evelyn (12 October 2017). "Premier rejects veteran affairs minister's resignation". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- Tu, Aaron; Chin, Jonathan (23 December 2016). "Former defense official denied Singapore entry: report". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- Hsu, Stacy (24 February 2018). "Reshuffle targets security, diplomacy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- Yeh, Su-ping; Wang, Flor (19 October 2018). "Lee Shying-jow appointed new envoy to Denmark". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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