In the 007 film series Agent Bond always completes impossible missions while managing to spark a few romances along the way. Author of The Rolling Liao River, Mr. Chi Kang also had three close woman friends years ago when he was a member of the resistance force in Manchuria, but his romance did not end as romantically as Bond's did due to his obligations as a revolutionary.

The Institute of History, Institute of Taiwan Literature, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences and Library co-organized "History, Literature, Memories and the Future," a series of events in conjunction with Mr. Chi's visit to the university. Mr. Chi donated part of his manuscripts of The Rolling Liao River and a collection of intelligence documents to NTHU Library. A month-long exhibit entitled "Chi Kang Manuscripts and Manchuria Documents Exhibition" displayed rare police intelligence reports on left-wing art and cultural activities in the capital of Manchuria as well as a detailed list of members of the underground intelligence office that the Kuomingtang had set up in Manchuria. Some documents included evaluations of individual members of the intelligence community made by their supervisors. For example, some individuals were characterized as "calm," "honest and responsible," while others were "cowardly in the face of danger."

On the evening of May 21^st, the school held a forum where the key speaker Mr. Chi spoke on "Memories, Reflections and Forgiveness: Revisiting the Turbulent Period of Manchukuo." Other speakers included his former comrade Mr. Zhao Xuan-tong and Professor Hwang Kwang-Kuo whose father was a doctor of the royal family. The seminar focused on the unknown history of Taiwan and Manchuria during the period of Japanese occupation. Almost 90 years old, Mr. Chi is as spirited as ever and eagerly recalled the many long nights he had when he was a member of the then newly established "Northeast Party Affairs Office," an underground organization of youths. Mr. Chi's novel is a documentation of the tenacious fight against foreign invasion during that period. Later Mr. Zhao recanted about how the Chinese in the Northeast fought against the Japanese with barely any weapons, and priased Chi Kang as a shining star among an already outstanding group of youths. Afterwards, Professor Hwang gave a lecture about the tensions between Pu Yi and the Japanese army after 1934 when Manchukuo was established, as well as the life of his father.

During the question and answer session, a reader asked about the real identity of the characters Meng Wanru and Li Shiyan in The Rolling Liao River as well as their relationship with Mr. Chi. "The past is the past. I'd like to forget it, but secrets are hard to conceal. Sometimes a person's name shows his personality and their fate. Like the name, Meng Wanru's life was 'like a dream;' while Li Shi-yan lived a life of loneliness, like a lost swallow that never found its family." As the forum came to an end, Professor Yang Rur-bin surprised everyone by donating his personal collections of documents about Manchuria and Taiwanese history to NTHU. Before concluding, Director Huang Yi-Long presented the honor of the distinguished chair medal to Mr. Chi Kang.

The Institute of Taiwan Literature and Institute of History have been fortunate enough to record several interviews with him for future scholars to reference. The records are to be compiled with the donated manuscripts and documents so that the history Manchukuo can be fully documented.