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Tang Yao-ming
湯曜明
Senior General (ROCA) Tang Yao-ming 陸軍一級上將湯曜明
23rd Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China

In office
1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004
Deputy Chen Chao-min
Kang Ning-hsiang
Lin Chong-pin
Preceded by Wu Shih-wen
Succeeded by Lee Jye
17th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces

In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
Preceded by Tang Fei
Succeeded by Lee Jye
Personal details
Born 29 November 1940(1940-11-29) (age 84)
Muhō, Daiton, Taichū, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan)
Nationality Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang

Tang Yao-ming (Chinese: 湯曜明; pinyin: Tāng Yàomíng) is a retired Taiwanese general officer. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.

Ministry of National Defense[]

Tang was named to the position of defense minister on 20 January 2002, making him the first person born on the island of Taiwan to hold the post.[1]

2002 United States visit[]

In 2002, Tang visited St. Petersburg, Florida, United States to attend the US-Taiwan Defense summit, making him the first ROC Minister of National Defense to visit the United States after the US government ended official relations in 1979.[2][3]

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