[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   ``ALWAYS IN MY HEART''--PRESIDENT LEE SPEAKS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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                         HON. DAVID FUNDERBURK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 1995
  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, on June 9, 1995, President Lee Teng-hui 
of the Republic of China delivered the Olin lecture at Cornell 
University, his alma mater. President Lee's lecture, ``Always in My 
Heart,'' included his personal reminiscences of his student days at 
Cornell. He recalled ``the long, exhausting evenings in the libraries, 
the soothing and reflective hours at church, the hurried shuttling 
between classrooms, the evening strolls. * * *''
  President Lee then went on to described what was truly in his heart: 
The Taiwan Experience. With considerable pride he said eloquently:

       By the term Taiwan Experience I mean what the people of 
     Taiwan have accumulated in recent years through successful 
     political reform and economic development. This experience 
     has already gained widespread recognition by international 
     society and is being taken by many developing nations as a 
     model to emulate. Essentially, the Taiwan Experience 
     constitutes the economic, political and social transformation 
     of my nation over the years . . . It is worth remembering 
     what we in the Republic of China on Taiwan have had to work 
     with in achieving all that we now have: a land area of only 
     14,000 square miles (slightly less than \1/3\ the area of New 
     York State) and a population of 21 million. My country's 
     natural resources are meager and its population density is 
     high. However, its international trade totaled U.S. $180 
     billion in 1994 and its per capita income stands at U.S. 
     $12,000. Its foreign exchange reserves now exceed U.S. $99 
     billion, more than those of any other nation in the world 
     except Japan.

  Indeed, within a period of 45 years Taiwan has compiled a most 
impressive economic and political record. I am happy to see that the 
Clinton administration had the wisdom to allow President Lee Teng-hui 
to visit Cornell, and I hope that the United States and its people will 
also open their hearts to receive and welcome President Lee Teng-hui to 
Capitol Hill and the White House in the very near future. The Republic 
of China is a model ally, worthy of our support.


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