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LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. - The heroic actions of a Laguna Niguel doctor who died while trying to save fellow parishioners during Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church are being described by authorities as "literally the meeting of good versus evil." He has been identified as Dr. John Cheng, 52, according to Orange County officials. He leaves behind a wife and two children. Cheng "took heroic actions that day," officials said. According to witnesses, Cheng charged the suspect, 68-year-old David Chou of Las Vegas in an attempt to disarm him, which allowed other parishioners to intervene. A pastor threw a chair...

Japanese mainstream media warned that China is on its way to build its hegemony status in Asia, by subjugating Taiwan, relegating Japan to sideline, and rejecting U.S. presence in this area. To secure our interests in the Asia-Pacific, we have to adopt the concept of the "American Pacific Empire," reactivated and promoted by David Chou, the founder of the Formosan Statehood Movement.

David Chou, an American-educated Taiwanese, together with some pro-U.S. Formosan compatriots, raised the standard of the Formosan Statehood in 1994. The Movement advocates Taiwan's step-by-step integration into, and, political affiliation with, the United States, leading to full membership in the Union as the final solution to the Taiwan problem. Inspired by Commodore C. Perry, David Chou has long believed that his Statehood Plan best serves the interests of the Formosan people and those of the United States as well. He strives for reviving the dream of the "American Pacific Empire," envisioned by Commodore Perry. I welcome you all to the...