RC ), ▁which ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁pre domin ant ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( RO C ) ▁in ▁the ▁on going ▁dispute ▁over ▁the ▁political ▁status ▁of ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁Names ▁ ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁military ▁of ▁the ▁RO C . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" Gu oj un ▁ 國 軍 ", ▁which ▁means ▁" National ▁Army ". ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁RO C ▁was ▁in ▁power ▁in ▁main land ▁China , ▁its ▁army ▁was ▁the ▁National ▁Revolution ary ▁Army ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Other ▁names ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁included ▁the ▁" Ch inese ▁National ist ▁Army " ▁or ▁the ▁" K MT ▁Army ". ▁The ▁national ization ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁det ached ▁the ▁Ku om int ang ' s ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁defense ▁force . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁civil ian ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁constitution , ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁The ▁RO C ▁government ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁ex ile ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Taiwan , ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁Chinese ▁National ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁continu ing ▁state ▁of ▁un resol ved ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that