[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             A HAPPY DOUBLE TEN DAY TO THE PEOPLE OF TAIWAN

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                            HON. STEVE KING

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 21, 2016

  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, Monday, October 10 is Taiwan's 
National Day--also known as Double Ten Day. As the House will not be in 
session that day, I would like to take this opportunity now to offer my 
early best wishes to the people of Taiwan.
  As my colleagues are aware, Taiwan is a both close friend and 
security partner of the United States. Accordingly, the United States 
has declared its support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in 
international organizations where its membership is not possible. One 
of the organizations in question is the International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO), which works to secure the development of civil 
aviation throughout the world.
  As a key aviation hub in East Asia, up to 58 million people each year 
enter, leave, or pass through the Taipei Flight Information Region, and 
Taiwan is connected to over 100 cities around the world with hundreds 
of air-passenger and air-freight routes. If an organization is to set 
the standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety and 
security, then surely everybody must be at the table. Taiwan's absence 
neither serves Taiwan, nor the international community.
  Mr. Speaker, again, I wish the people of Taiwan a Happy Double Ten 
Day. I hope we may also celebrate Taiwan's presence at ICAO in Montreal 
this year as well.

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