[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TAIWAN'S NATIONAL DAY

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                          HON. DENNIS A. ROSS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, as Taiwan's national day, known as Double Ten 
Day, approaches on October 10, I rise to remind my colleagues that 
Taiwan, our democratic ally, continues to be left out of international 
organizations at the insistence of China.
  Taiwan's exclusion does not befit a society that is modern, 
prosperous, and democratic, and a government whose institutions have 
implemented the operating procedures and guidelines set forth by the 
very international organizations from which it has been shut out. 
America shares many values with Taiwan, including our commitment to 
democracy, human rights, and free markets, and this is a voice from 
which we should hear in the forums debating the complex issues and 
challenges of our time.
  The best way we can honor our friends in Taiwan as they celebrate 
their national day, in addition to extending our best wishes and 
congratulations--which I do now--is to continue to build on the work we 
have done to strengthen Taiwan's meaningful participation in 
international organizations where Taiwan's membership is impossible due 
to its unique political status. I hope my colleagues will join me in 
this effort and also join me in wishing Taiwan a Happy Double Ten Day.

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