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Lü Yiwen (, also known as Ro Gi-Bun; 1897–1950) was a Chinese diplomat who served as the ambassador of
Lü Yiwen (, also known as Ro Gi-Bun; 1897–1950) was a Chinese diplomat who served as the ambassador of Manchukuo
Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China, Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 afte ...
to Nazi Germany, since the German recognition of Manchukuo's independence in 1938. He subsequently took part in negotiating Manchukuo's entry into the Anti-Comintern Pact in 1940.
Lü also served as the Manchukuo ambassador to Finland, a country that also had diplomatic relations with his country. He was accredited on 15 December 1941. In an interview with the Finnish press at the time he gave the estimate that he was the first Manchu to have ever set foot on Finnish soil. He said that although Manchus are not intimately familiar with Finland, they appreciate the country's war feats. When asked about snow and skiing, a popular Finnish pastime, he related that his large home country does get snow, but that in some places it is dry and hard and unsuitable for skiing whereas in other parts skiing is popular.
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Further reading
*Simon Preker: "Illegitimate Representatives: Manchukuo - German Relations and Diplomatic Struggles in Nazi Germany". In: Joanne Miyang Cho (ed.): ''Sino-German Encounters and Entanglements: Transnational Politics and Culture, 1890–1950''. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham 2021, , pp. 289–313.External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lu, Yiwen 1897 births 1950 deaths Diplomats of Manchukuo