Background
Liu, Ta-Tsai was born on September 24, 1929 in Nanchang, Kiangsi, Republic of China. Son of Chia Liu and Shun-Yin Wang.
maritime consultant military officer
Liu, Ta-Tsai was born on September 24, 1929 in Nanchang, Kiangsi, Republic of China. Son of Chia Liu and Shun-Yin Wang.
Bachelor of Science, Naval Academy, Tso-ying, Taiwan, 1949; Master of Arts, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 1966; Master of Arts, Armed Forces Industrial College, Washington, 1974.
Commissioned, Taiwanese Navy, 1949;
advanced through grades to vice-admiral, Taiwanese Navy, 1984;
director plan and program, Ministry National Defense, Taipei, 1969-1970;
vice president, Defense Institute Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan., 1974-1976;
commander, 192d Squadron Command, Tso-Ying, 1976-1979;
commander, 2d Naval District, Peng-Hu, Taiwan, 1979-1982;
commandant, Naval Command and Staff College, Taipei, 1982-1986;
vice minister, Ministry of Defense, Taipei, 1987-1988;
deputy commander-in-chief, Combined Svc. Forces, Taipei, 1988-1990;
advisor, Ministry of Defense, 1990-1995;
chairman, Institute Maritime Affairs and Policy, since 1997. Senior advisor Sandalwood Culture Foundation, Puli, Taiwan, since 1993.
Observer SEAPOL Conference, Bangkok, 1992, SEAPOL Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1993, Asia-Pacific Defense Conference, Singapore, 1994, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Conference, Boston, 1994, SEAPOL Tri-Regional Conference, Bangkok, 1994. Speaker Center for StrategicStudies, U. Pretoria, South Africa, 1988.
Fellow Society for Strategic Studies (senior research fellow). Member United States Naval Institute, Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (honorary).
Married Chun-Pin Chen. October 12, 1967; children: Shu-Yao, Shu-Shun.
