politics

Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) Taiwan has long been a strong supporter of the United States . Personally, I have made at least three major contributions to the United States : In 1966, I helped Apollo reach the space through precision eyelet components. In 1979, I assisted in realizing Reaganomics by providing satellite receivers. In 1998, I contributed the TES e-commerce system, which helped the U.S. enter the cross-century digital economy era—laying the groundwork for today’s mega-corporations in Silicon Valley . As for the positive impacts generated by the “ IIA-TES ” since 2009, they are even more substantial. Fig 1: U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation and Division of Labor Since President Trump returned to the White House on January 20, he has been fully committed to implementing his MAGA agenda. Two major strategies are “ Stop Outsourcing ” and “ Made in America .” He announced plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on April 2 to reduce the U.S. trade deficit. T...

Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) In 1978, during his visit to my company " Cheng-Kuang Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. " in Tainan , Mr. Charles B. Wheeler (1926–2022), then Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, strongly encouraged me to come to the United States . He proposed allocating 10,000 hectares of land near “ the heart of America ” to build a prosperous new city. With Kansas City as the hub, he envisioned radiating " precision manufacturing industry " throughout the 12 Midwestern states (covering 2.125 million km²), benefiting tens of millions of people. Fig 1: Mr. Charles B. Wheeler In 1979, I visited Kansas City for an on-site assessment (due diligence) and was warmly received. I prepared leveraging Wall Street resources to turn the blueprint of a precision manufacturing center in the American Midwest into reality. However, on May 4, 1980, a thrilling midnight assassination took place. During the coup to seize property, my life was threate...