Of a scholarly family from Nantong and attended Xiamen University. Becoming a Republic of China diplomat, he became Vice-Consul at Sydney in 1945. In that role, he was involved in the repatriation of Formosans to Taiwan from Australia, including on the crowded Yoizuki.Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) View title info Thu 7 Mar 1946 Page 1 Formosans Forced To Board Jap Destroyer When the People's Republic of China was established, he remained in Australia, obtaining a master's degree in history from the University of Sydney in 1948 and in 1956 began teaching Chinese at the same institution alongside A. R. Davis.Lee, Mabel. "Year 2000: the End of an Era in Chinese Studies." Arts: The Journal of the Sydney University Arts Association 22 (2000).Liu, Wei-ping. Drifting Clouds Between China and Australia. Sydney: Peony Press, 2002.He Yuhuai, https://www.aucnln.com/article_9808.htm
