Kao Hua-chu

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Kao.
Kao Hua-chu
高華柱
Republic of China Combined Logistics Forces
In office
1 February 2003 – 19 May 2004
Preceded byHsieh Chien-tung
Succeeded byTai Po-teh
Personal details
Born (1946-10-02) 2 October 1946 (age 77)
General
Battles/warsThird Taiwan Strait Crisis

Kao Hua-chu (

Hung Chung-chiu of the Republic of China Army during his conscription on 4 July 2013.[8]

Early life

1974 Army helicopter crash

In 1974, Kao was involved in a helicopter crash in

Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City) with his colleagues, including Yu Hao-chang, the then-Commanding General of Army Command Headquarters. The accident involved two UH-1H helicopters crashed due to bad weather. It killed than 20 people and seriously injuring Kao, yet he still managed to carry Yu on his back while looking for help.[9]

2009 Typhoon Morakot

A month after Typhoon Morakot brought the worst flooding and mudslides to Taiwan in 50 years, Kao was appointed as the leading deputy executive officer of the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council of the Executive Yuan.[10]

ROC Minister of National Defense

Kao in Legislative Yuan
Kao and President Ma at Chiayi Air Base

2013 Korean crisis

Main article:
2013 North Korean crisis

Amidst the ongoing

2013 North Korean crisis, in mid April 2013 Kao said that the ROC Armed Forces is capable of intercepting missiles from North Korea and it doesn't pose any threat to Taiwan because the chance for Taiwan to be accidentally hit by the missiles is low. He further added that long-range radar installation in Hsinchu County could always detect any incoming missiles fired by North Korea before.[11]

Dadan Island and Erdan Island demilitarization

Kao said that once ROC two outlying islands

PRC area, the coast of Xiamen.[12]

Taiwanese fisherman shooting incident

Main article:
2013 Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident
See also: Armed Forces of the Philippines

After the

ROC government gave 72 hours for the Philippine government to give formal apology and bring those responsible for the shooting to justice, if not Taiwan will freeze Philippine worker applications, recall ROC representative to the Philippines back to Taiwan and ask the Philippine representative in Taiwan back to the Philippines.[13]

Two ROC Air Force fighter aircraft crash

After the two incident involving two of ROC Air Force fighter aircraft in mid of May 2013 within five days apart involving an F-16 and Mirage 2000-5, Kao apologized to the public but asking their support for the moral of the pilots involved in the incident. He assured the public that all remaining aircraft in duty are all in good condition, and that the two crashes didn't compromise Taiwan's air defense.[14]

ROC NSC Secretary-General

2015 Ma-Xi Meeting

Main article:
Ma-Xi Meeting

The

National Security Council Secretary-General Kao Hua-chu and advisor Chiu Kun-Shuan, MAC Minister Andrew Hsia and Deputy Minister Wu Mei-hung.[15]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down - Focus Taiwan".
  2. ^ "Defense chief exits in Cabinet reshuffle". The China Post. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  3. ^ Taiwan Matters (2009-09-18). "THE TAIWAN LINK: Andrew Yang Appointed as Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Defense". Thetaiwanlink.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. ^ "Andrew Yang picked as deputy defense minister". Taipei Times. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  5. ^ (GMT+8) (2012-08-24). "New Taiwan deputy defense minister named｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com". Wantchinatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". Ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  7. ^ "Profile of Taiwan's new defense minister Kao Hua-chu - Taiwan News Online". Etaiwannews.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  8. ^ "Defense chief exits in Cabinet reshuffle". The China Post. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  9. ^ "Kao Hua-chu (高華柱)｜Who's Who｜WantChinaTimes.com". Wantchinatimes.com. 1946-10-02. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  10. ^ "Executive Yuan announces organizational structure of Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council". Press Releases. Executive Yuan. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Kao not worried about N Korean missile". Taipei Times. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  12. ^ "Coast Guard should protect front-line islets: Kao". The China Post. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  13. ^ "Death on the High Seas: Ma issues ultimatum over fisherman's death". Taipei Times. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  14. ^ "Minister apologizes for fighter crashes, urges public support". Taipei Times. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  15. ^ "Details emerge on Ma-Xi meeting".
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