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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...

Theological Practice in Precision Industry

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  Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) Precision industry is an " Art of Transmutation ," carrying profound philosophical and theological significance. On April 29, 2025, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mentioned the word " precision " at President Trump's 100-day inauguration press conference and reiterated the importance of " Precision Manufacturing " during a Cabinet meeting. This revealed their administration’s divergence from past fifty years of governance and hinted at the divine providence behind " God Bless America ," reminding us of the disappointing 1970s—a time when a group of Americans was trying to reverse the tide. Fig 1: Finance Secretary Scott Bessant mentions precision manufacturing An American client had been talking to me for several years about developing a " satellite receiver ." After many preparations, everything was finally in place. In early 1979, on the very day diplomatic ties between ...