Liu Wei-ping (Chinese: 劉渭平; 1915 – November 2003) was a key figure in the development of Chinese studies in Australia.
Background Of a scholarly family from Nantong, Jiangsu and attended Xiamen University. Becoming a Republic of China diplomat, he became Vice-Consul at Sydney in 1945. In that role, he was involved in the repatriation of Formosans to Taiwan from Australia, including on the crowded Yoizuki.Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) View title info Thu 7 Mar 1946 Page 1 Formosans Forced To Board Jap Destroyer
When the People's Republic of China was established, he remained in Australia, obtaining a master's degree in history from the University of Sydney in 1948 and in 1956 began teaching Chinese at the same institution alongside A. R. Davis.Lee, Mabel. "Year 2000: the End of an Era in Chinese Studies." Arts: The Journal of the Sydney University Arts Association 22 (2000).Liu, Wei-ping. Drifting Clouds Between China and Australia. Sydney: Peony Press, 2002.He Yuhuai, https://www.aucnln.com/article_9808.htm He retired in 1980. He published articles on Taoism and late Qing Poetry in the Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia as well as two books on Chinese Australians and an autobiography, Drifting Clouds: Between China and Australia, was published by Sydney-based Wild Peony Press in 2002.
Liu was naturalised as an Australian citizen in 1961.
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