Chang Che-ping

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Che-ping (born December 1958) is a Taiwanese military officer.

Chang Che-ping
張哲平
12th President of National Defense University
In office 1 July 2021 – 16 June 2022
Preceded by	Wang Shin-lung
Succeeded by	Liu Chih-pin
13th Deputy Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2021
Minister	Chiu Kuo-cheng Yen Teh-fa
Preceded by	Shen Yi-ming
Succeeded by	Po Hung-hui
7th Commander of the Republic of China Air Force
In office 1 March 2018 – 30 June 2019
Preceded by	Shen Yi-ming
Succeeded by	Hsiung Hou-chi [zh]
Deputy Commander of the Republic of China Air Force
In office 1 December 2016 – 28 February 2018
Preceded by	Liu Shou-jen [zh]
Succeeded by	Hsiung Hou-chi [zh]
Personal details
Born	December 1958 (age 66) Taoyuan, Taiwan
Alma mater	Republic of China Air Force Academy National Defense University
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	Republic of China Air Force
Years of service	1982–
Rank	General
Unit	Commanding General of the Air Force
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張哲平
Simplified Chinese	张哲平
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Zhépíng

Career

Chang was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan. His parents move to Taiwan from Mainland China. His ancestral home from Lingling, Hunan. He completed his studies at the Republic of China Air Force Academy in 1982, later graduating from National Defense University in 1993. He led the 499th Tactical Fighter Wing in Hsinchu, and was appointed to lead the Air Force Combatant Command in 2015. Chang subsequently served as deputy commander of the Republic of China Air Force until his promotion to commander of the air force took effect on 1 March 2018.^[1] On 1 July 2019, Chang succeeded Shen Yi-ming as vice minister of defense, and was placed in charge of policy.^[2] Chang left his vice ministerial position to replace Wang Shin-lung as president of National Defense University on 1 July 2021.^[3][4]

Espionage probe

On 28 July 2021, Mirror Media reported that Taiwanese prosecutors were investigating Chang over his contact with a Chinese spy ring.^[5][6] The probe continued into August without Chang being formally named a suspect.^[7] He was later renamed as a witness. In 2022, Taipei District Prosecutors Office charged retired major general Chien and retired lieutenant colonel Wei for developing a spy network for China, accusing the duo of unsuccessfully trying to recruit Chang.^[8]