Chien Tai Liu

Liu Chien Tai was born on December 17, 1925, in the village of Dongshan in China’s Jiangsu Province. Following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, his family fled to nearby Suzhou, where he graduated from Suzhou High School. He continued his studies at Shanghai Hujian University (University of Shanghai) and earned a degree in chemistry while he served as class president and was recognized as a top student.

Upon his graduation in 1948, he moved to Taiwan during a transformative period in Taiwan’s modernization. He began his career in Kaohsiung at the Chung Lien Chemical Plant. After one year, he moved to Hsinchu to join the Taiwan Fertilizer Company. In 1954, he played a vital role in the construction and startup of the company’s Nangang Plant, eventually serving as head of the technical department. In 1962, he returned to the Hsinchu Plant as Deputy Plant Manager and was later promoted to Plant Manager. During his tenure, he oversaw the successful construction of two new facilities for ammonium sulfate and urea production, elevating the Hsinchu Plant to become the largest fertilizer plant in Southeast Asia.

In 1968, he emigrated with his family to the United States to work for Vulcan Cincinnati, an engineering and construction company in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his family later moved to Houston, where he served as project manager for two prominent global engineering design and construction firms. In 1978, during the early stages of normalization of the U.S.-China relations, he played a key role in securing a major and pioneering contract for the Daqing Oilfield Improvement Project for Bechtel. He subsequently served as the company’s first representative in Beijing for two years, gaining a front row perspective and profound understanding of China’s rapidly evolving reforms and economic opportunities.

In 1985, he launched his own company focused on building bridges of friendship and economic cooperation between the United States and China. He established Sino-foreign joint venture enterprise in Changzhou specializing in the manufacture of industrial, commercial, and laboratory electronic weighing instruments that led later to another facility in Shanghai. He served with distinction and vision as General Manager and then as the Chairman of the Board of Mettler-Toledo Changzhou Scale (MTCS) until his retirement in 1997. Upon his retirement, he was presented with a beautiful, large crystal as a fitting symbol of his lasting contributions. Just as a crystal achieves its full brilliance after thousands of years, his work in China will continue to have an impact and shine on for a long time to come.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, he leaves a rich legacy for his family. His family was the cornerstone of his life. He shared over 69 years of a deep, solid, and loving marriage with his beloved wife, Tien Chih. Together they were a strong team characterized by trust, support, selfless devotion, and unwavering commitment. They raised two daughters and a son, who all cherished him. He was also a proud grandfather to seven grandchildren. He led and guided his family with gentle wisdom, constant encouragement, and thoughtful planning. He taught by example as he lived his life with love, honor, integrity, discipline, and humility. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and colleagues whose lives he touched across the globe.

After the visitation, and at the request of the family, the funeral, remembrances, and burial will be private as they honor and remember their loved one.

先生祖籍江苏省苏州市洞庭东山镇。生于1925 年12月17日幼年时就读于故乡文昌小学。1937 年祖国抗战爆发后随父母遷居苏州就读于省立苏州中学毕业后考入上海沪江大学主修化学品学兼优名列全茅。

先生于1948 年大学毕业后隻身赴台湾高雄参加中联化工厂一年末辭去高雄的工作北上新竹参加台湾肥料公司新竹廠。1954 年初調到台肥南港厂参加筹建工作成廠后任技术課长。1962 年中奉調回新竹厂任副厂长后任厂长并主管硫酸錏及尿素两座新廠的筹建工作一切尚称顺利完成后使新竹厂一躍而成东南亚最大的肥料工厂。

先生于1968 年中應聘赴美先后在辛辛那提及休斯顿两地三家工程公司服务担任项目经理等职务。1978 年於中国改革开放初期有幸为服务的工程公司争取到中国大庆油田改进工程合约后充任驻北京代表两年由此对中国改革开放政策有进一步的认识。

先生于1985 年自組公司，架友誼桥梁奔波於中美两地两年后在江苏常州及上海两地组成外资企业制造工业商业及实验适用电子衡器担任总经理及董事长职务历经十年返休后回美定居。

先生豁达宽厚淡薄名利秉公守法不徇私利对人接物有理有儀可称完人。

先生家庭美满与妻刘天芝女士恩爱和谐逾六十九载育有二女一子及孙輩七人共享天伦。