Tung Hsiang-lung | |
Native Name: | 董翔龍 |
Office1: | 1st Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council of the Republic of China |
Term Start1: | 1 November 2013 |
Term End1: | 20 May 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Position established |
Successor1: | Lee Shying-jow[1] |
Office2: | 14th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Commission of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China |
Term Start2: | 1 August 2013 |
Term End2: | 31 October 2013 |
Predecessor2: | Tseng Jing-ling |
Successor2: | Position abolished |
Office3: | 4th Commander of the Republic of China Navy[2] |
Term Start3: | 16 May 2011[3] |
Term End3: | 31 July 2013 |
Predecessor3: | Kao Kuang-chi |
Successor3: | Chen Yeong-kang[4] |
Office4: | 6th Commander of the Republic of China Combined Logistics Forces |
Term Start4: | 1 November 2008 |
Term End4: | 15 May 2011 |
Predecessor4: | Kin Nai-chie |
Successor4: | Wu Yo-ming |
Birth Place: | Chiayi City, Taiwan |
Alma Mater: | Republic of China Naval Academy United States Naval Institute Northwestern University Naval War College |
Allegiance: | Republic of China |
Branch: | Republic of China Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1974–2013 |
Rank: | Admiral |
Battles: | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Tung Hsiang-lung (; born 21 September 1952) is a Taiwanese politician and retired Admiral.[5] [6] He has a doctoral degree in computer science from Northwestern University, a master degree from U.S. Naval Institute, and graduated from U.S. Naval War College.
He was the commander of the ROCN from 16 May 2011 to 31 July 2013. He was also the Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council (VAC) from 1 August 2013 to 20 May 2016.
In early October 2013 during a legislative session, he said the VAC will stop issuing subsidies to ROC veterans that are found to hold PRC citizenship, citing the amendment to article 27 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area that was passed in March 2004. He added that the VAC had found a total of 12 veterans who currently reside in Mainland China and hold PRC nationality. However, if those 12 veterans give up their PRC nationality and apply to reinstate their ROC nationality in the future, they could again apply for the annual subsidy from the VAC.[7]
Commenting on the vast number of retired ROC generals attending the 90th anniversary of Whampoa Military Academy, he said that there were a total of 3,000 retired ROC generals, and that the council had no authority to question the movement and schedule of every retired general since they are basically civilians after retiring from the ROC Armed Forces.[8]