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/ is a Chinese surname. The Liu as transcribed in English can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:

Liu Chen (Shu Han) Prince of Beidi (北地王)

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Chinese Taipei at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Hsu Shu-ching Taiwanese weightlifter

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Events from the year 2017 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 106 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

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Liu Chong was the sixth and last Prince of Chen (陳王) of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was unique in the imperial household in that he maintained his own territory during the last years of the Han dynasty while the rest of the Han princes and marquises played no role. He was assassinated by the imperial pretender Yuan Shu in 197 and became posthumously known as Prince Min of Chen (陳愍王).