[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E576]
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                    TRIBUTE TO TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 21, 2004

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the people 
of the Republic of China on Taiwan and to commemorate the 25th 
anniversary of the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act. Originated in 
the Congress, the Act protects a people who would otherwise be at the 
mercy of their larger cousins across the Strait.
  The Act, signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on April 10, 1979, 
forms the basis for the security of our most important Asian ally and 
trading partner. It has enabled that beleaguered island to become an 
economic and political miracle.
  Mr. Speaker, Taiwan enjoys a vibrant democracy, with competitive 
political parties participating in free and open elections. Its 
government and its market-based economy are models for those nations 
struggling to lift themselves out of the poverty Taiwan once suffered.

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