ing ▁the ▁Army , ▁Navy ▁( including ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Marine ▁Corps ), ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁Military ▁Police ▁Force . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁establishment , ▁which ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 1 6 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁budget ▁in ▁the ▁fis cal ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁military ▁comes ▁under ▁the ▁full ▁civil ian ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁National ▁Def ense ▁and ▁o vers ight ▁by ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁National ▁Revolution ary ▁Army ▁before ▁being ▁renamed ▁as ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁prom ul g ated ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( RO C ). ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁histor ically ▁known ▁as ▁Chinese ▁National ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁( C NA F ). ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁military ' s ▁primary ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁re take ▁main land ▁China ▁from ▁the ▁commun ist ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( P RC ) ▁through ▁the ▁Project ▁National ▁Gl ory . ▁The ▁military ' s ▁current ▁for em ost ▁mission ▁is ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Taiwan , ▁P eng hu , ▁Kin men , ▁M ats u , ▁and ▁other ▁RO C ' s ▁islands ▁against ▁a ▁possible ▁military ▁invasion ▁by ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( P