Pu Tze-chun

Pu Tze-chun (Chinese: 蒲澤春; pinyin: Pú Zéchūn) is an admiral of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) in Taiwan. He is the 11th Vice Minister of National Defense,[1] taking office on 28 April 2017.[2] He stepped down in February 2018.[3]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Pu.
Pu Tze-chun
蒲澤春
Vice Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
28 April 2017 – 23 February 2018
Preceded byLee Hsi-ming
Succeeded byShen Yi-ming
30th Vice Chief (Executive) of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
30 January 2015 – 28 April 2017
ChiefYen Teh-fa
Chiu Kuo-cheng
Preceded byLiao Jung-hsin
Succeeded byChen Pao-yu
Personal details
Born (1956-07-07) 7 July 1956
Yangmei, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materRepublic of China Naval Academy
Naval War College
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service Republic of China Navy
Years of service1978–present
Rank Admiral

Education

Pu graduated from Republic of China Naval Academy in 1978 and Naval War College in the United States in 1997.[4]

Republic of China Armed Forces

Speaking at Legislative Yuan as the Vice Chief of the General Staff (Executive) of the Republic of China Armed Forces in October 2015 regarding South China Sea territorial disputes, Pu said that the armed forces would defend the nation and also appeal to the international community.[5]

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References
  1. Hsieh, Chia-chen; Lo, Kuang-jen; Kuo, Chung-han (20 April 2017). "Top military leadership posts to be reshuffled". Central News Agency. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. 陳建興 (2017-04-28). "國防部副部長新職介紹暨授勳　蒲澤春、張冠群就任" (in Chinese). 軍聞社 (Military News Agency). Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. Lu, Hsin-hui; Yen, William (23 February 2018). "Defense Ministry gets new deputy chief". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. Lu, Hsin-hui; Yen, William (23 February 2018). "Defense Ministry gets new deputy chief". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. Pan, Jason (2015-10-30). "Military can defend islands, officials say". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2017-04-21.


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