Andrew Yang
| Andrew Yang Yang Nien-dzu |
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| 楊念祖 | |
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| 29th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
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In office 1 August 2013 – 6 August 2013 |
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| Deputy | Kao Kuang-chi |
| Preceded by | Kao Hua-chu |
| Succeeded by |
Kao Kuang-chi (acting) Yen Ming |
| 7th Deputy Minister of National Defense (Policy) of the Republic of China | |
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In office 17 September 2009 – 1 August 2013 |
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| Minister | Kao Hua-chu |
| Preceded by | Chang Liang-jen |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Hsia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1955 (age 61) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater |
Fu Jen Catholic University London School of Economics and Political Science |
Andrew Yang (Chinese: 楊念祖; pinyin: Yáng Niànzǔ) was the 29th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China, having served 1–6 August 2013. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Minister of National Defense from 2009 to 2013.
Yang is a graduate of Fu Jen Catholic University and the London School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London. He specialized in the study of United States-Taiwan-China relations and national security. He had devoted much of his time in the research of building a cross-Taiwan Strait military mutual trust, the People's Liberation Army and regional security while teaching at universities and other academic institutions in Taiwan.
Yang had been a research associate at the Sun Yat-sen Center for Policy Studies of the National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung in 1986–2000. Yang had been the adviser for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998, Mainland Affairs Council and Ministry of National Defense since 2000. He was a lecturer at the National Sun Yat-sen University in 2000–2009.
Prior to his appointment as ROC Deputy Minister of National Defense in 2009, Yang was the Secretary-General of the China Council of Advanced Policy Studies, a Taipei-based think tank concentrating on military affairs. He also has traveled frequently to the United States where he maintains a close relationship with top officials from The Pentagon.
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