Pu Tze-chun

Pu Tze-chun is a Taiwanese military official and a former admiral of the Republic of China Navy in Taiwan. He is the 11th Vice Minister of National Defense, taking office in May 2017. He stepped down in February 2018.

Education

Pu graduated from the Republic of China Naval Academy in 1978 and earned a master's degree from the Naval War College in the United States in 1997. In 2020, he earned a Ph.D. in industrial management from I-Shou University. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "A study on the innovative project management model for the purchase of decommissioned warships from the US Navy".

Republic of China Armed Forces

Speaking at Legislative Yuan as the Vice Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces in October 2015 regarding South China Sea territorial disputes, Pu said that the armed forces would defend the nation and also appeal to the international community.