 In 1985, he created Taiwan's national cartoon symbol, sponsored by Taiwan's Government.In 1985, he also started his year-long daily animated news cartoon on PBS' network (the MacNeil Lehrer Newshour).In 1993, John Brewer, the president of The New York Times Syndicate set the framework for publishing a joint column by Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR, and Ranan Lurie.