In 1950, the
United States began stationing large numbers of troops on
Taiwan in order to provide training, support, and economic aid to the
Republic of China. In order to provide housing for the American military officers based in Taiwan, the United States built residences for them. The largest remaining intact group of residences is located in Yangmingshan. When the United States severed official diplomatic relations with the
Republic of China in 1978, the houses were abandoned. However, the
Bank of Taiwan began renting out part of the houses to locals, including such noted people as
Lin Yang-kang and
Stan Lai. Other houses taken over by the
Council for Economic Planning and Development are now residences for employees of the
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). The former
Armed Forces Network Radio Taiwan (now called
ICRT) was also located in the area until the year 2000, when it relocated to
Zhongshan District, Taipei. ==See also==