[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 3, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E931]
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EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING A VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF 
                    THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON TAIWAN

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                               speech of

                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 1995

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes.
  I just want to make 3 points: one to my colleagues, one to the 
Chinese Government, and one to the administration.
  I simply would remind my colleagues that this administration has 
actually done more than any of the previous administrations with 
respect to elevating its relationship with Taiwan. This is the first 
administration which has allowed high-level members of its Government 
to visit Taiwan. This is the administration that signed legislation 
last year passed by this Congress to allow Taiwanese-Americans to list 
Taiwan as their place of birth on passports, and in a whole variety of 
levels it has enhanced that cooperation.
  To the Chinese Government, I simply remind that Government, we have 
many differences. Both the gentlewoman from California and the 
gentleman from California have spoken to those differences.
  However, in and of itself the passage of this resolution does not 
speak to the question of whether our policy should be a one-China 
policy or a two-China policy or one China and one Taiwan policy. It 
deals very specifically with the question of President Lee making an 
informal visit, and it should not be construed in any other fashion.
  The third point is to the administration. I think you will see, by 
virtue of the unanimity of feeling on this subject in the Congress, 
that this issue will not simply go away, that it will not end with a 
passage of a sense of Congress resolution, and that legislation will be 
coming that will seek to mandate this visit if the administration's 
policy does not change. I urge them to reconsider this aspect of their 
policy.


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