Personnel changes at the top of the Taiwan military! Tsai Ing wen suddenly promoted two "special forces" generals at the same time
Taiwanese media pointed out that both Liu Xieqing and Guo Junde come from special operations forces and rarely have two special operations generals, indicating that the importance of special operations has begun to be valued by the Taiwanese military.
The Taiwanese military has experienced a change in high-ranking generals. Fu Zhengcheng, the reserve commander of the Taiwanese military, retired at the age of September 1st and will be replaced by Liu Xieqing, the commander of the Penghu Defense Command of the Taiwanese army. The new Commander of the Pengfang Defense Department will be succeeded by Guo Junde, former Special Operations Commander and current Personnel Management Director of the Taiwan Defense Department's Deputy Chief of Staff Office, and promoted to Major General.
Taiwanese media pointed out that both Liu Xieqing and Guo Junde come from special operations forces and rarely have two special operations generals, indicating that the importance of special operations has begun to be valued by the Taiwanese military.
▲ Guo Junde Image Source Taiwan Media
According to Taiwanese media reports, Guo Junde has long served in the Special Operations Force and served as the Chief of Staff of the Penghu Defense Department. He is quite familiar with the defense of Penghu.
As for the position of Personnel Management Director of the Deputy Chief of Staff Office in the former defense department, it will be promoted by Kong Naide, former commander of the 586th Brigade of the Taiwan Army.
During Liu Xieqing's military career, he always stayed in the special operations unit. Before serving as the deputy commander of the "Aviation Special Forces Department," he served three times as the deputy commander of the Taiwan Army's "Penghu Defense Command," the 10th Army Corps, and the 8th Army Corps.