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Brain Mine Lasts Forever

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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) Brain Mine lasts forever, a heritage for generations. Wisdom like a spring, its flow never ends. “ Brain Mine ” (BM) refers to the wisdom and innovative energy stored within the human brain. It represents the fusion of knowledge, skills, lifelong learning, and problem-solving abilities, becoming the driving force behind personal and societal progress. It symbolizes the transformation of internal cognitive resources into tangible, real-world outcomes—precious and indispensable like rare mineral deposits. On a road trip from California to Las Vegas , we passed through the town of Bodie , once a prosperous mining town due to its abundant gold resources. But as the mines were depleted and extraction costs rose, the mining industry collapsed, the economy withered, and the town eventually became a ghost town. Yet, the “ Brain Mine ” is fundamentally different from gold, tungsten, or diamond mines. Possessing a Brain Mine allows one t...
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Grand Maritime Initiative

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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) A major infrastructure project can change a nation’s destiny, turning adversity into opportunity and leading to rapid growth. The Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore are prime examples of this. The “ Grand Maritime Project ” I recently proposed may also become such a model. In the past, national infrastructure projects focused on airports, ports, highways, and the like. However, when we formally proposed the “ Global Channel-TES ” at APEC in 2003, that can help 240 million people to start businesses and becoming the best practice of “ addressing the needs of SME exporters, ” those political and economic leaders of various economies finally realized that the nature of national infrastructure in the future would differ from the past. When they heard this was a “ Private Financing Initiative ” (PFI), they unanimously exclaimed: " So, there can be national infrastructure projects that require no gov...
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