Taipei Times
Date: May 02, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
President Tsai Ing-wen, former minister of national defense Feng Shih-kuan (馮世寬) and
From left, Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) CEO Lin Cheng-yi, Minister without Portfolio Lo Ping-cheng, Presidential Office Secretary-General Chen Chu, President Tsai Ing-wen, National Security Council Secretary-General David Lee, Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa and INDSR president Feng Shih-kuan take part in the opening ceremony of the institute in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
other top officials yesterday in Taipei inaugurated the government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research think tank.
Feng is to serve as the institute’s chairman and former Mainland Affairs Council deputy minister Lin Cheng-yi (林正義) as its chief executive officer.
The institute has seven research departments and one research center, and employs 64 people.
It is tasked with administering research programs and international exchange initiatives, and advising the government on national security, military defense policies and regional security, as well as conducting studies on China’s military and political development. [FULL STORY]