Lyle Bien -1996 Taiwan

Vice Admiral Lyle G Bien USN (Ret.) was in command of the Nimitz Battle Group throughout her response to the Taiwan Missile Crisis in 1996.

A family man.

In 1996, Taiwan held the very direct democratic presidential election (in the past, the president was elected by mostly appointed representatives of provinces [省; shěng] of mainland China.

An act of true democracy, Chinese Communist decided to intimidate the hearts and will of this democratic process by launching warhead carrying missile over Taiwanese territory waters everyday, for 30 days toward the election day.

Vice Admiral Lyle G Bien commanded USN 7th Fleet to patrol area to deter Chinese hostile action. By positioning the 7th Fleet near Taiwan and Japan was sufficient to deter Chinese missile launching activities.

Why are we continue to trade down our believe of democratic process for cheap Chinese goods?

Chinese continues to post a threat toward democratic process