- Lee Jye
Lee Jye (zh-t|t=李傑, born
June 6 ,1940 ) is a former defense minister of theRepublic of China (Taiwan).Biography
He was born in
Tianjin on June 6, 1940, and fled toTaiwan with family at the end of theChinese Civil War .He originally joined the then ruling
Kuomintang in the early days of his military career, but was later expelled by the KMT, who lost power after 2000 presidential election, for complying with PresidentChen Shui-bian 's orders to remove allChiang Kai-shek statues from military bases. [cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/03/10/2003351657|title=KMT expels Lee Jye for obeying DPP|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2007-03-10 |accessdate=2007-03-18] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6436937.stm|title=Taiwanese party expels minister|publisher=BBC News|date=2007-03-10 |accessdate=2007-03-18] He was quoted saying "I'll obey the order of the party that is in power" and "if KMT holds power again, they can re-install the statues if they wish."He was head of the
Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China , and was an admiral in theRepublic of China Navy when he retired.References
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