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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) President Ko-Wang Mei once told to me, “ Peter Li-Chang, do you know that you yourself are the history of Taiwan 's industry? We only returned from studying abroad in 1965, and you were already starting your own business — and creating many classic products and industries ." Dr. Mei, not only served as President of the Central Police University and later as Chancellor of Tunghai University, but also earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in August 1965. Upon returning to Taiwan , he was entrusted by the government to establish the “ National Youth Commission ” (NYC) under the Executive Yuan. Starting from virtually “ no resources, no personnel, and no institutional foundation ,” he built the Commission into a first-tier agency directly under the Executive Yuan. Through this platform, he successfully nurtured a generation of young entrepreneurs, playing a pivotal role in laying the groundwor...

Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) President Lee Teng-Hui regarded the “ Science Division in San Francisco ” as a vital diplomatic gateway and instructed the creation of the “ Monte Jade West America Science and Technology Association ” (MJW), a third-sector platform to foster Taiwan ’s high-tech industries. When Chiang Ching-Kuo visited my company, Cheng Kuang Precision Industrial Co., Ltd., in 1974 to inspect what he astonished my “ automated mechanical corps ,” he was deeply impressed. In his astonishment, he referred to me as the “ Father of Taiwan ’s Precision Industry ” (at my age of 21 years old). He then asked me to use technological capability to assist the nation in conducting “ people-to-people diplomacy .” As a result, I helped my longtime friend, Tainan Mayor Chang Li-Tang, establish a sister-city relationship with " San Jose " in California , thereby building a direct bridge between Taiwan and Silicon Valley . Fig 1: Li-Chang Kuo creating Taiwan ...