Liu Wei-ping explained

Liu Wei-ping 劉渭平 (1915 Beijing – 2014 Sydney) was a key figure in the development of Chinese studies in Australia.Of a scholarly family from Nantong and attended Xiamen University. Becoming a Republic of China diplomat, he became Vice-Consul at Sydney in 1945.^[1] In that role, he was involved in the repatriation of Formosans to Taiwan from Australia, including on the crowded Yoizuki.^[2] 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^[3] and in 1956 began teaching Chinese at the same institution alongside A. R. Davis.^{[4] [5] [6]} 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.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Wei-ping was naturalised as an Australian citizen in 1961.^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: 5 April 1945. CONSUL.. 795. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 66. National Library of Australia. 10 July 2021.
2. Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) View title info Thu 7 Mar 1946 Page 1 Formosans Forced To Board Jap Destroyer
3. News: 15 May 1948. UNIVERSITY EXAMS.. 9. The Sydney Morning Herald. 34,445. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 July 2021.
4. Lee, Mabel. "Year 2000: the End of an Era in Chinese Studies." Arts: The Journal of the Sydney University Arts Association 22 (2000).
5. Liu, Wei-ping. Drifting Clouds Between China and Australia. Sydney: Peony Press, 2002.
6. He Yuhuai, https://www.aucnln.com/article_9808.htm
7. Book: 劉渭平. 澳洲華僑史話. 1958. 海外文庫出版社. 台北. Chinese. 52036319.
8. Book: 劉渭平. 澳洲華僑史話. 1956. 海外文庫. 臺北市. Chinese. 276910134.
9. Book: Liu, Wei-Ping. Drifting clouds between China and Australia. 2002. Wild Peony. 978-1-876957-04-9. Broadway, NSW. English. 52084534.
10. News: 31 May 1962. CERTIFICATES OF NATURALIZATION.. 1814. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 42. National Library of Australia. 10 July 2021.