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Koo Chen-fu
Koo Chen-fu (, 6 January 1917 – 3 January 2005), also known as C.F. Koo, was a Taiwanese businessman and diplomat. He led the Koos Group of companies from 1940 until his death. As a chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), Koo arranged the first direct talks between Taiwan and mainland China since 1949 and served as Taiwan's negotiator in both the 1993 and 1998 Wang-Koo summit. He was also a film producer and produced a number of Taiwanese films between 1973 and 1982, such as '' Love, Love, Love'' (1974), ''Eight Hundred Heroes'' (1975), ''Heroes of the Eastern Skies'' (1977), ''The Coldest Winter in Peking'' (1981), and ''Attack Force Z'' (1982). Early life Born in northern Taiwan into a wealthy family headed by his father Koo Hsien-jung, Koo attended Taihoku Imperial University (now National Taiwan University). He inherited a substantial fortune and a business upon his father's death in 1937. Koo graduated in 1940 and pursued a graduate degree in Japan. Koo was ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gū (surname)
Gu () is a Chinese-language surname, usually spelled as "Ku" or "Koo" in Taiwan. In 2013 it was found to be the 340th most common surname, shared by 138,000 people or 0.010% of the population in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... Notable people * :Koo family of Lukang, Koo family of Lukang, a prominent Taiwanese-Japanese business family who founded the Koos Group known as 和信集團 ** Koo Hsien-jung ** Jeffrey Koo Sr. (Ambassador-at-Large, Chairman of Chinatrust Bank, and "Father of Credit Cards") ** Koo Chen-fu (Taiwanese diplomat and businessman) ** Chester Koo ** Koo Kwang-ming (1926–2023) ** Leslie Koo ** Richard Koo * Nono Ku, Taiwanese actress and model * Gu Hongyu (辜轰余; January 31, 1971 in Beijing) a retired male beach volleyball player from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |