Gao Zongwu (1906-1994), a native of Yueqing, Zhejiang, graduated from Kyushu Imperial University Law School in Japan and is a famous "Japan expert" in modern China. In 1935, he served as Director-General of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China government. He was a major participant and witness in China's diplomacy with Japan from 1934 to 1939, and was familiar with the inside story of many negotiations. After the "Gaotao Incident", Gao Zongwu disappeared from people's sight and became a "mysterious" figure.
Tao Xisheng (1899-June 27, 1988), whose name is Huizeng, whose courtesy name is Xisheng, whose pen name is Fang Junfeng. A native of Huanggang, Hubei. A theoretician of the Kuomintang, he once wrote the book "The Destiny of China" for Chiang Kai-shek. In August 1939, he went to Shanghai to participate in the negotiations between Wang and Japan. In January 1940, he and Gao Zongwu broke away from the Wang organization and jointly exposed the secret agreement between Wang and Japan in Hong Kong, which was known as the Gao Tao Incident in history. Later, he stayed in Hong Kong to run "International Communications".