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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) My grandmother, Kuo Chen Shu-Jean (1896–1970), once said: " Your grandfather, Kuo Biao, helped the Japanese fill in the silting Taijiang Inland Sea during the 15th year of the Taisho era (1926) to construct the Tainan Canal . That same year, your father was born, and Emperor Showa ascended the throne. So many auspicious events happened together that your father was named ‘ Kun-Cheng ’—meaning ' achievement .' Your grandfather, seeing the street vendors along the canal exposed to the elements, built the Sakaliba market to provide them with shelter." From the end of 1926 to early 1927, celebrations filled the air: lanterns were hung, and a feast stretched from the canal to the headquarters of Hemei Trading Company at No. 62, Third Chome, Ximen Town . Kuo Biao was a pioneer of what we now call the "smart city" concept. Not only did he initiate a " Great Maritime Plan "—exporting local goods world...

  Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) When I first arrived in New York , Pastor Press, an American, said to me: “ You’ve come to this Christian kingdom— America . If you haven’t read the Holy Bible at least once, not only will you not understand what people are talking about, you’ll have no idea what they’re thinking. Not only will you be unable to get things done—it could even be dangerous. But once you’ve read through the Bible once, things will be different!” Since its founding, the United States has been deeply influenced by Protestantism, especially the Puritans. While not all of the Founding Fathers were devout Christians, most were educated in the style of the Bible. Many of America ’s laws, ethical values, and concepts of “ freedom ” and “ justice ” can all be traced back to the Bible. Fig: American Elite Representative Figures (AI-generated Image) America was established by Puritans. American elites have the habit of reading the Bible and praying from ...