| Chiang Chung-ling | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 蔣仲苓 |
| Nationality: | Republic of China |
| Office1: | Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang |
| 1Blankname1: | Chairman |
| 1Namedata1: | Lien Chan |
| Term Start1: | 18 June 2000 |
| Term End1: | 30 March 2003 |
| Office2: | 20th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China |
| Deputy2: | Chao Chih-yuan Wang Wen-hsieh Wu Shih-wen |
| President2: | Lee Tung-hui |
| Term Start2: | 16 December 1994 |
| Term End2: | 31 January 1999 |
| Predecessor2: | Sun Chen |
| Successor2: | Tang Fei |
| Office3: | 17th Commander-in-Chief the Republic of China Army |
| President3: | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Term Start3: | November 1981 |
| Term End3: | June 1988 |
| Predecessor3: | Hau Pei-tsun |
| Successor3: | Huang Hsin-chiang |
| Birth Date: | 1922 9, mf=yes |
| Death Place: | Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Birth Place: | Yiwu County, Chekiang Province, Republic of China |
| Allegiance: | Republic of China |
| Branch: | Republic of China Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1936–1992 |
| Rank: | General |
| Battles: | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
| Awards: | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
Chiang Chung-ling (; 21 September 1922 – 18 March 2015) was a Taiwanese army general, former Minister of Defense and Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party).[1]
As Minister of Defense, he called for the use of Sky Horse missiles to rival Chinese M-class missiles.[2] Also, several high-profile military deaths occurred during his term as Minister of Defense. When being questioned by reporters outside the parliament on September 19, 1995, he replied with a rhetorical question, "哪個地方不死人?" ("Where do people not die?").[3] His reply caused a sensation and public condemnation, and finally he apologized on September 25, 1995.
After a C-130H military transport plane crashed on October 10, 1997, near Taipei, Chiang Chung-ling resigned as Minister of Defense on October 11 to take responsibility for the crash, in which all five crew members died.[4]
In 2015, he died at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, aged 92, of heart failure.[5]
. Taiwan's National Security, Defense Policy, and Weapons Procurement Processes. Michael D. Swaine. Rand Corporation. 1999. 978-0-8330-2798-6. 16.