Chen Yeong-kang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Yeong-kang
陳永康
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Designate
Assumed office
1 February 2024
ConstituencyParty-list
Policy Vice Minister of National Defense
In office
4 March 2015 – 19 May 2016
MinisterKao Kuang-chi
Preceded byAndrew Hsia
Succeeded byLee Hsi-ming
5th Commander of the ROC Navy
In office
1 August 2013 – 30 January 2015
Preceded byTung Hsiang-lung
Succeeded byLee Hsi-ming[1]
27th Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces[2]
In office
1 September 2012 – 31 July 2013
ChiefLin Chen-yi
Yen Ming
Preceded byKao Kuang-chi
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyKuomintang (since 2023)
Military service
AllegianceRepublic of China
Branch/serviceRepublic of China Navy
Years of service1974–2015
Rank Admiral
Battles/warsThird Taiwan Strait Crisis
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Chen Yeong-kang (traditional Chinese: 陳永康; simplified Chinese: 陈永康; pinyin: Chén Yǒngkāng), also known as Richard Y. K. Chen, is an Admiral (retired) of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was the 5th Commander of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) from 1 August 2013 until 30 January 2015.[4] On 17 March 2015, in an interview with Proceedings magazine of the United States Naval Institute, he stated that the ROCN had a "3A plan," meaning "affordable, applicable and accountable."[5]

  1. ^ "New defense minister urges alert over Chinese espionage". Focus Taiwan. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Admiral Chen Yung-kang takes over as head of Taiwan's navy｜WantChinaTimes.com". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  3. ^ 海軍鳳陽軍艦歷任艦長 (in Chinese (Taiwan)), 鳳陽軍艦, 2011
  4. ^ "Navy Command Headquarters, MND". Navy.mnd.gov.tw. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  5. ^ Liu Ping (劉屏) (2015-03-18). 陳永康：3A海軍 迎未來挑戰 (in Traditional Chinese). China Times.