Chiu Kuo-cheng
Chiu Kuo-cheng is a former Taiwanese Minister of National Defense who played a key role in modernizing Taiwan's military forces. He confirmed that U.S. military personnel have been involved in training Taiwanese armed forces, including conscripts, highlighting the growing military partnership between the U.S. and Taiwan in response to regional security challenges.
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Chiu Kuo-cheng, then-minister of national defense, broadened Taiwan’s definition of a 'first blow' to include intrusions by Chinese aircraft.
Treat lethal cyberattacks as acts of war: analyst
Taiwan· 2025-08-23
Then-minister of national defense Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed that US military personnel were being rotated to provide training to the armed forces in Taiwan.
US should help to bolster Taiwan military trainingTaiwan· 2025-03-27
Taiwan's then-Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed that US military personnel were being rotated to provide training to the armed forces in Taiwan.
Ex-US defense official advocates for strengthened training of Taiwan forcesTaiwan· 2025-03-27