Republic of China Armed Forces - 中華民國國軍 2021 (九三軍人節 抗戰勝利紀念) 台灣軍力 Taiwan military power
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This article is about armed forces of Republic of China in Taiwan. For the Military of the Republic of China, before the implementation of the Constitution in 1947, see National Revolutionary Army. For other armed forces with the name 國軍 in Chinese characters, see 國軍. For the military forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC), see People's Liberation Army.
The Republic of China Armed Forces, commonly known as the Taiwanese Armed Forces, are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC) now on Taiwan, encompassing the Army, Navy (including the Republic of China Marine Corps), Air Force and Military Police Force. The military is under the civilian control of the Ministry of National Defense and oversight by the Legislative Yuan. It was the National Revolutionary Army before being renamed as the Republic of China Armed Forces in 1947 due to the implementation of the newly promulgated Constitution of the Republic of China.[3] It was also historically known as Chinese National Armed Forces (CNAF).
Until the 1970s, the military's primary mission was to retake mainland China from the communist People's Republic of China (PRC) through Project National Glory.[4] The military's current foremost mission is the defense of the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other ROC islands against a possible military invasion by the People's Liberation Army of the PRC, which is seen as the predominant threat to the ROC[5][6] in the ongoing dispute over the political status of Taiwan.