Tang Yao-ming (; 29 November 1940 – 3 November 2021) was a Taiwanese

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. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.

Ministry of National Defense

Tang was named to the position of defense minister on 20 January 2002, making him the first person born on the island of Taiwan to have held the post.

2002 United States visit

In 2002, Tang visited St. Petersburg, Florida, United States to attend the U.S.-Taiwan Defense summit, making him the first ROC Minister of National Defense to visit the United States after the U.S. government ended Taiwan–United States relations, official relations with Taiwan in 1979.

Death

Tang died, aged 80, on 3 November 2021, at the Tri-Service General Hospital. Republished by th
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References

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