[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E167]
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                    SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE OF TAIWAN

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 2006

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, last spring, China passed the anti-
secession law to give Chinese leaders the right to use force against 
Taiwan if they suspect separatist activities in Taiwan. This law 
assumes the unification of China and Taiwan and proposes that those 
opposed to the unification are subject to punishment. In addition to 
the enactment of the anti-secession law, China's rapid military build-
up has given the Taiwanese people a sense of dread.
  In a recent public opinion poll, 70 percent of Taiwanese people 
oppose China's institution of the ``anti-secession'' law. Mr. Speaker, 
the freedom loving people of Taiwan deserve to be treated with respect. 
I stand with the people of Taiwan in their zeal for freedom and 
liberty.

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