The Origins of MJW Association
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 ’s Preci...
