[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 129 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S11472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE
 Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I wanted to share with my colleagues 
a fine book authored by Dr. Fredrick Chien, Foreign Minister of the 
Republic of China.
  ``Opportunity and Challenge,'' published by the Arizona Historical 
Foundation, is a collection of Minister Fredrick Chien's speeches and 
writings, given between 1990 and 1994. These writings fully explain 
Taiwan's foreign policy; students of politics or anyone interested in 
the study of Taiwan will find them extremely helpful.
  Of particular note is Taiwan's advocacy of ``pragmatic diplomacy.'' 
Even though the Republic of China does not have formal relations with 
many countries, its ``pragmatic diplomacy'' has enabled Taiwan to have 
substantive relations with nearly all the countries in the world. 
Taiwan's relationship with the United States is a classic example of 
``pragmatic diplomacy'' at work. Despite the lack of formal ties, 
Taiwan and the United States enjoy an informal working relationship 
which continually grows stronger. After a careful study of Chien's 
writings, I conclude that the Republic of China is on the right track 
in terms of expanding its international presence.
  One of the challenges facing Minister Fredrick Chien and his 
government is Taiwan's bid to rejoin the United Nations. Clearly, 
Taiwan is qualified to be a member of the U.N. It is to be hoped that 
the world will soon see the injustice of keeping Taiwan out of the U.N. 
and will invite Taiwan to rejoin the world body.
  The U.N. issue has been mentioned prominently in ``Opportunity and 
Challenge,'' and so have a number of other interesting issues such as 
Taiwan's relationship with the Chinese Communists, the independence 
movement in Taiwan and the role of Taiwan in the 21st century.
   ``Opportunity and Challenge'' is a collection of well thought-out 
statements on Taiwan's foreign relations by one of Taiwan's most 
eminent leaders: Fredrick Chien. I highly recommend this book.


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