X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurements on liquid alkali (Li₂O)-GeO₂ under high pressure and high temperature have been performed using a cubic type high-pressure device and synchrotron radiation. The local structure around Ge ions has been investigated up to 9 GPa at 1273 K. The Ge-O distances obtained with the analysis of the extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and the modification in the X-ray-absorption near-edge structure (XANES) indicate that the present liquid germanate consists of a mixture of fourfold and sixfold Ge around 3 GPa and of the complete sixfold Ge above 4 GPa. The transition pressure is much lower than that observed in germanate glass with room temperature compression.