[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 139 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1357]
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                       CELEBRATING DOUBLE TEN DAY

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                         HON. BLAKE FARENTHOLD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 2015

  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 104th 
national day of the Republic of China, or ROC, which most of my fellow 
Americans know as Taiwan.
   Double Ten Day commemorates the Wuchang Uprising, the event that 
triggered a revolution that rippled from southern China and led to both 
the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the ROC on 
January 1, 1912.
   With our country's entry into World War II, we joined forces with 
the ROC and the other Allies to defeat the Axis, and this year, our two 
countries have observed the 70th anniversary of the end of that war. In 
the decades that followed, our two countries stood together as we faced 
common enemies during the Cold War, and this unshakable relationship 
weathered the challenges posed by the change in our diplomatic 
relations from Taipei to Beijing.
   In recent decades, Taiwan has created a democracy that, since 1996, 
has conducted direct presidential elections every four years and 
witnessed the peaceful passage of power from one political party to 
another on two occasions, transforming into an example to other nations 
in the region and beyond that aspire to democracy. It is a regional and 
global economic force, and makes global contributions culturally in 
fields from art to fashion. Through our shared security partnership, 
Taiwan also contributes to the security of the Asia-Pacific, and is a 
humanitarian force around the globe.
   As a member of Congressional Taiwan Caucus, I would like to ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing the people of Taiwan a Happy Double 
Ten Day, and in thanking Taiwan for its many contributions to the 
global community.

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