Koo Chen-fu
Koo Chen-fu (Chinese: 辜振甫; pinyin: Gū Zhènfǔ; Wade–Giles: Ku Chen-fu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko͘ Chín-hú, 6 January 1917 – 3 January 2005), also known as C.F. Koo, was a Taiwanese businessman, diplomat, and film producer. 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.
Koo Chen-fu | |
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| 辜振甫 | |
Koo Chen-fu in 1969 | |
| Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation | |
| In office 21 November 1990 – 3 January 2005 | |
| Deputy | Johnnason Liu |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Johnnason Liu (acting) Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1917 Taihoku Chō, Japanese Taiwan |
| Died | 3 January 2005 (aged 87) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Citizenship | Republic of China |
| Children | Chester Koo, Leslie Koo |
| Alma mater | Taihoku Imperial University |
| Occupation | Businessman, diplomat, film producer |
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).
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