[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CELEBRATION OF U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to celebrate 
the strong relationship between Taiwan and the United States. With the 
70th anniversary of the ending of World War II this year and the 36th 
anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act on April 10, we can reflect how 
this relationship has been beneficial for both countries.
  Prior to World War II, America recognized the importance of 
protecting the Chinese people from invaders. In 1940, the U.S. operated 
a clandestine air support mission to protect the citizens of the 
Republic of China, carried out by a courageous volunteer group of 
pilots. Known as the Flying Tigers, this group became the 14th Air 
Force and included my father, the late First Lieutenant Hugh Wilson.
  America is eternally grateful that the Chinese military in 1942 
rescued most of the crews after 15 U.S. planes crashed in China 
following the Doolittle Raid, which had been formed at Columbia Army 
Air Base, South Carolina.
  Today, I am encouraging everyone to recognize the critical importance 
of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and its continuation.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President by his 
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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