Yin Zongwen (June 2, 1932 - March 28, 2003), a native of Donghai County, Jiangsu Province, was a military general and political figure of the Republic of China. A second-level general of the Army of the Republic of China. He served as the Assistant Undersecretary of the Joint Third Joint Staff (military), Commander of the Army Pengdong Defense Department, and Director of Military Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense. After retiring, he served as Counselor of the Presidential Office of the Republic of China. During Lee Teng-hui's administration, he served as director of national security and secretary-general of the National Security Council. During the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis and the two presidential elections in 1996 and 2000, he contributed to the stability of the country and society.
Life
Born in Donghai, Jiangsu Province. He graduated from the Junior High School of Donghai Normal University in 1947 and was admitted to Nanjing No. 1 Middle School in the same year. Graduated from the 25th class of the Army Officer School. He was sent to the West German Army Staff University to receive military education and training. After returning to China in 1970, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and battalion commander. Later, after graduating from the 65th class of the War College of the Armed Services University, he was promoted to colonel, from brigade commander, division commander, assistant undersecretary for operations of the Ministry of National Defense, chief of staff of the corps, to commander of the Ministry of Defense. In 1989, Yin Zongwen was transferred to the position of Director of Military Intelligence and has since devoted himself to the field of national security and intelligence management.
In 1993, when he was about to retire at the age of 60, President Lee Teng-hui appointed him as deputy director of the National Security Bureau of the Republic of China, assisting director Song Xinlian. In August of the same year, he was promoted to director of national security. 1999, Secretary-General of the National Security Council.[1]
^中時新聞網 (2018-08-28). "小蘇子 要求每周做反竊聽偵測 - 兩岸藝文" [Xiao Suzi requires anti-eavesdropping testing every week]. 中時新聞網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-24.
^"總統主持新任政府首長的宣誓典禮及贈勳" [The President presided over the oath-taking ceremony and presented medals to the new head of government]. www.president.gov.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
^"總統頒勳給殷宗文、吳東明、廖光生、劉兆玄、江丙坤、邱正雄" [The President awarded medals to Yin Zongwen, Wu Dongming, Liao Guangsheng, Liu Zhaoxuan, Jiang Bingkun and Qiu Zhengxiong]. www.president.gov.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
"The Ongoing Spy War", Wen Dongping, Der Spiegel Publishing House, 2009, ISBN 978-1-932138-86-3
