''King Liu'' (; born 2 July 1934) is the founder of

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

ese bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles. Liu was not a cyclist himself before founding Giant. However, in 2007, at age 73, he rode around Taiwan on a bicycle, and at age 75 he rode from

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. Liu was a major participant in the creation of Taiwan's YouBike system.

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Living people Businesspeople from Taichung 1934 births {{Taiwan-business-bio-stub