, ▁Li ▁started ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁National ist ▁government ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁chief ▁administrative ▁office . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Institute ▁of ▁International ▁Affairs . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁that ▁Li ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Wang ▁J ing wei . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁foreign ▁min istry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Li ▁joined ▁the ▁Japanese - sp ons ored ▁Re organ ized ▁National ▁Government ▁of ▁China , ▁led ▁by ▁Wang , ▁as ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁official ▁of ▁the ▁jud icial ▁department ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ku om int ang ▁( W ang ▁J ing wei ▁fa ction ) ▁central ▁committee . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁to ▁various ▁other ▁government ▁comm itte es . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁as ▁minister ▁to ▁Den mark ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Germany , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁either ▁country ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁his ▁posts . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁appointed ▁to ▁various ▁other ▁government ▁bodies . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁Japan ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested