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Spouse = Helen Tsui Jung-chih Education = National Chengchi University

Henry Liu (, December 7, 1932 – October 15, 1984), often known by his pen name Chiang Nan (江南), was a writer and journalist from Taiwan, Republic of China. He became a vocal critic of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party), then the single ruling party of the Republic of China in Taiwan, and was most famous for writing an unauthorized biography of Chiang Ching-kuo, former president of the Republic of China. He later became a naturalized citizen of the United States, and resided in Daly City, California, where he was assassinated by mob members who had been reportedly trained by Republic of China military intelligence.

Early life and works
Henry Liu was born in Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China; when he was ten, his father was shot and killed. He joined the KMT army at 17 and left for Taiwan with the rest of the military in 1949. After leaving the military service, Liu worked for the Taiwan Daily newspaper, where he wrote a book about the war in Vietnam


 * Educated?
 * What did he write?
 * Ran gift shops in Fisherman's Wharf and a San Mateo shopping center (Hillsdale or Fashion Island?).

Assassination
On 1984-10-15, Liu was shot to death in the garage of his Daly City home. His killers fled the country, returning to Taiwan. They did not face trial until the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered a tape made by chief hitman Chen Chi-li implicating Republic of China military intelligence in the killing, whereupon they began to pressure the government to bring Liu's killers to trial.

Murder
On 1984-10-15, David Yu is thought to have driven the two gunmen in a rented station wagon to Henry Liu's neighborhood.

Yu picked up the gunmen once they had abandoned their bicycles and drove them away. The four later drove to the Los Angeles area in separate cars.

Motivation
Some of Liu's friends suggested the "somewhat gossipy" biography of Chiang Ching-kuo delved into the background of Chiang Kai-shek's mother too deeply, while others suggested he was about to publish some works harmful to some governmental officials.

Police ruled out robbery early in the investigation and a Taiwanese spokesman denied government involvement.

Trials
According to Chen's testimony at his trial in Taipei, Admiral Wang Hsi-ling, the head of Taiwan's intelligence department, ordered the assassination. A month after his conviction, Chen retracted this statement. However, Tung Kuei-sen, another one of the killers, corroborated this at his own trial in the United States in 1988, stating that the order for Liu's death had been given by the Taiwanese government. Tung (who had previously been cleared of racketeering charges related to the assassination) was convicted. The assassination became a major political scandal in Taiwan and American officials were critical of the Kuomintang for allegedly orchestrating an assassination on United States soil.

Helen Liu, Henry Liu's wife, filed suit in United States federal district court against the Republic of China. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (Liu v. Republic of China) that the ROC government was liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior; a petition for certiorari from the ROC government to the U.S. Supreme Court was subsequently rejected. The suit was later settled out of court.

The assassination was the subject of the book Fires of the Dragon by David E. Kaplan and portrayed in the 2009 film Formosa Betrayed.

Political actions

 * House Concurrent Resolution 49 https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/49
 * House Concurrent Resolution 110 https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/110