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The Redemption of Japan

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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) Japanese lawmakers once brought up how, during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, they were knocked flat because they lacked a Lee Teng-Hui. At that time, " Mother of E-commerce " Linda Din's master's thesis was " Christian Faith and Democratic Practice of Mr. Lee Teng-Hui " —abbreviated as " The Lee Book ." So we compiled the thesis into a book and sent it to them, but it seems like a wasted effort. Fig 1: "The Lee Book" by Linda Din The Lee Book is the first — and likely the only book worldwide — to deeply analyze President Lee's " governing philosophy " through his " faith ." Perhaps only a religious zealot like Linda Din could personally interview the erudite former President Lee, with the two of them having endless conversations. Former President Lee was also curious why Linda Din's invention, TES, was called the " Golden Net ." Fig 2: Linda Din r...

Who Killed the $750 Billion IPO?

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  Prepared by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) The Taiwan Cartels launched a wave of abusive litigation without any real plaintiff, a campaign of legal violence that pushed the civilized world toward an immense disaster and left millions displaced. Under what amounted to a state-level hijacking, a legendary story of " Social Responsibility Investment " (SRI) was suffocated: In 2004, I built a "Portable TES Simulator," compact enough to carry onto an airplane, and conducted a roadshow from Silicon Valley to New York . Prior to this, Merrill Lynch had given us a valuation of " USD 250 per share ," and PwC recommended that the IPO entity, Panhornic ComMec Holding (PCH), issue " 3 billion shares ." The resulting " USD 750 billion " valuation would have made it the largest IPO in NASDAQ history. Fig 1: The TES Simulator used during the roadshow It remains the most dazzling afternoon in my memory. As I stood on the stage during the Am...