The Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club is pleased to announce an exclusive briefing with Kuomintang lawmaker and retired admiral Chen Yeong-kang next month.
The event is open to all members who have paid their 2025 membership fees. Prior registration is necessary.
Date: April 10
Time: 2.30pm
Location: To be announced to registered attendees
Language: English
Rule: On the record
Registration: https://forms.gle/fXv9UnVpKq5h2xzt6
About the Speaker
Chen Yeong-kang was the Vice Minister for Policy of the Ministry of National Defense in 2015 and 2016, and the Chief of the Navy from 2013 to 2015. During his 40-year service in the Navy, he took several demanding flag positions for policy, joint operations, and education including Chief of Navy, Vice Chief of General Staff (Executive), Chief Staff of Navy, President of the National Defense University, the 63 Task Force commander and years of different sea duties. As a naval officer, he is a graduate of the ROC Naval Academy, Command Staff College, and the U.S. Naval War College.
Within his career and experience, his expertise areas are maritime security, Taipei-Beijing-Washington relations, national security and defense policy, and Risk & Integration Assessment.
Chen has in the past led a team at Lockheed Martin for an ACS (advanced combat system) program for two years and served as defense attaché for the ROC to Washington, D.C. for three years. After his retirement and more recently was the Director, Board of Directors of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST).
Since February 2024, he has served as a member of the Legislative Yuan and joined the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee. He is currently leading efforts to enact and amend legal regulations related to security affairs, including the “National Security Strategy Act.”