▁The ▁following ▁service ▁commands ▁are ▁directly ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Staff , ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff , ▁which ▁answers ▁to ▁the ▁civil ian ▁command ▁structure ▁under ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ense ▁and ▁the ▁RO C ▁President : ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Army ▁( RO CA ) ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Navy ▁( RO CN ) ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁( RO C MC ) ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Air ▁Force ▁( RO C AF ) ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Military ▁Police ▁( RO C MP ) ▁ ▁The ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Administration ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁from ▁related ▁police ▁and ▁military ▁units ▁and ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Executive ▁Y uan ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁branch ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁emer gency ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁large ▁part ▁remains ▁in ▁civil ian ▁control . ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁Deput y ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Service ▁Forces ▁exists ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁military . ▁The ▁last ▁known ▁person ▁to ▁hold ▁this ▁position ▁was ▁Muslim ▁L t . ▁Gen . ▁Ma ▁Ch ing - chi ang . ▁ ▁Ar ms ▁purch ases ▁and ▁weapons ▁development ▁ ▁Ac quis itions ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁years ▁will ▁emphas ize ▁modern ▁C ▁ 4 ▁IS R ▁equipment ▁that ▁will ▁vast ly ▁improve ▁communic ations ▁and ▁data - sh aring ▁among ▁services . ▁These ▁and ▁other ▁planned ▁ac quis itions ▁will ▁gradually ▁shift ▁the ▁island ' s