[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E419]
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                     PEACE BETWEEN TAIWAN AND CHINA

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                       HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 2006

  Mr. CULBERSON. Mr. Speaker, on February 27, 2006, Taiwan's President 
Chen Shui-bian declared that Taiwan's Unification Council will cease to 
function and the National Unification Guidelines will no longer apply. 
This decision was made in an effort to guarantee Taiwan's freedom from 
communist China and its people's right to democratically choose their 
own future.
  Since peace in the Taiwan Strait is critical to all nations in the 
region and military confrontation must be avoided, I urge China to 
suspend its jingoistic rhetoric towards Taiwan, rescind the Anti-
Secession Law enacted last spring, and dismantle the hundreds of 
missiles targeted at Taiwan.
  Furthermore, on the first anniversary of the passage of China's Anti-
Secession Law and the tenth anniversary of The Taiwan Strait Missile 
Crisis, it is time for a meaningful dialogue between the communist 
Chinese leaders and the democratically elected leadership in Taiwan in 
order to find a peaceful resolution to their differences.

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