Background
Wen-tao Liu was born in 1894 in Hubei, China.
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Wen-tao Liu was born in 1894 in Hubei, China.
Wen-tao Liu graduated from the Paoting Military Academy in Chihli, the law college of the Japanese Imperial University in Japan, and the law college of the University of Paris in France.
Wen-tao Liu was appointed successively to the posts of Kuomintang representative to the 8th National Revolutionary Army, member of the Hupeh Provincial Government, assistant director of the political department of the Field Headquarters, director of the political department of the Provisional Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army, Navy and Air Forces, Mayor of the Hankow Special Municipality in 1929-1931, member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang since 1929, Minister to Germany in 1931-1933, Minister to Italy in 1933-1934 and Ambassador to Italy since 1934.