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    Complex Taiwanese and Chinese identities are exposed after gunman enters church

    A gunman who killed one man and shot others exposes the complex identities of Taiwanese and Chinese people.
    by Emily Feng Jun 09, 2022 2 minutes

    LAGUNA WOODS, California – Just before David Wenwei Chou glued and chained shut the doors of California's Geneva Presbyterian Church, then shot the elderly congregants inside, he mailed his handwritten diaries to a Taiwanese newspaper.

    He titled his screed: "Diary of an Angel of Destroying Independence" — referring to Taiwanese independence from China.

    The rampage this past May left one person dead and five injured. It also exposed

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