[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1653]
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     CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU OF THE ROC (TAIWAN)

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                         HON. BLAKE FARENTHOLD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 19, 2015

  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my sincere 
congratulations for the leadership of President Ma Ying-jeou of the ROC 
(Taiwan) in pursuing peace and prosperity of the region. The leaders of 
the two sides met in Singapore on November 7, which was the first such 
summit since 1949.
   President Ma elaborated on the ``1992 Consensus'' in his opening and 
closed door remarks, aiming to consolidate the common and critical 
foundation of the cross-Strait relations. The State Department 
expressed ``the United States welcomes the meeting between leaders on 
both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the historic improvement in cross-
Strait relations in recent years''. Again, I would like to take this 
opportunity to applaud President Ma for his peaceful approach. Taiwan 
is indeed a beacon of democracy in East Asia.

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