RETIRING:Chief of the General Staff Chiu Kuo-cheng turned down an invitation to extend his term, saying that the system of elevation of rank should be respected
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 21, 2017
By: LoTien-pin, Chen Wei-han and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Ministry of National Defense yesterday confirmed President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文)
Deputy Minister of National Defense Lee Hsi-ming is pictured in an undated photograph. Lee was appointed chief of the general staff by President Tsai Ing-wen yesterday. Photo: CNA
appointment of Deputy Minister of National Defense Lee Hsi-ming (李喜明) as the nation’s new chief of the general staff, among a reshuffle of positions at the top of the military and the ministry.
Lee is to fill the position left vacant by Chief of the General Staff Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正), who assumed the post in December last year, but will reach the retirement age of 64 for the position by the end of this month.
Chiu turned down an invitation to extend his term, saying that the system of elevation of rank should be respected and that he would be retiring at the end of this month, sources who requested anonymity said. [FULL STORY]
