[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 TAIWAN

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, on October 10, 2010, the Republic of 
China will celebrate its 99th anniversary.
  The government now in Taiwan was founded in mainland China before it 
was pushed out by a brutal, communist regime. The differences between 
the two governments today is stark. While Taiwan flourishes as a 
democracy marked by passionate elections, China suppresses all 
political opposition, torturing and imprisoning anyone who dares to 
disagree. And yet we let China into regional and world bodies but keep 
the ROC out.
  For example, Taiwan is not a member of the International Civil 
Aviation Organization. That means that when world leaders get together 
to talk about aviation regulation, Taiwan and the 35 million people 
that fly in and out of it each year are completely unrepresented.
  So I urge my colleagues, on this 99th anniversary of the Republic of 
China, to call on the leaders in Beijing to allow Taiwan to participate 
in ICAO and other key international organizations like it.
  And that's just the way it is.

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