Sex Harrassment Scandal Hits Military Think Tank
Taiwan's INDSR Top Official Resigns for "Health Reasons"
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17 December 2024 (Tuesday)
Sex Harrassment Scandal Hits Military Think Tank
Taiwan's INDSR Top Official Resigns for “Health Reasons”
By Ross Feingold (方恩格), Guest Writer
@RossFeingold
Taipei-based lawyer, lecturer, political analyst. Director Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO) and Former Chairman Republicans Abroad Asia. Serves as a commentary on local news media panels.
TAIPEI - The “About Us” section of Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) website describes it as an “independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization” that “aims to shape innovative ideas and lead constructive debates on associated issues pertaining to international security and national defense, Chinese politics and military affairs, non-traditional security, hybrid and cognitive warfare, and cybersecurity, among other security areas.”
In fact, the INDSR is affiliated with the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and funded by the government, making its senior personnel inherently political actors.
On 5 February 2025, media reported that the INDSR’s Chief Executive Officer, Lee Wen-chung (李文忠), age 66, had resigned for “health reasons”. During President Tsai Ing-wen’s two terms in office (2016 to 2024) Lee served as the vice chairman of the Veterans Affairs Council (Taiwan’s version of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). Lee also previously served as a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator, among other positions in Taiwan politics.
Lee had only taken over as INDSR CEO in August 2024, though he was already the fourth CEO following the INDSR’s establishment in 2018.