[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1041]
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                          TAIWAN NATIONAL DAY

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2021

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I'm grateful for the 
opportunity to acknowledge October 10th as Taiwan's 110th National Day, 
greatly appreciated as Double Ten Day. This year is special to me as 
the 40th birthday of my son, Julian Dusenbury Wilson.
  Taiwan serves as a beacon of freedom and an indispensable strategic 
partner of the United States in the Indo-Pacific, and the special 
people-to-people relationships further enrich our lives every day. A 
few examples of these rewarding ties include:
  Trade in U.S. goods and services with Taiwan was nearly $104 billion 
in 2019.
  Trade and investment with Taiwan support over 373,000 American jobs.
  Taiwan is the seventh largest source of international students in the 
U.S., and
  Taiwan is my state of South Carolina's tenth largest export market 
with billion-dollar investments in South Carolina industry creating 
jobs.
  My lifelong appreciation of the people of Chinese heritage was 
inspired by my father, 1st Lt. Hugh deV. Wilson, U.S. Army Air Corps, 
14th Air Force, with the Flying Tigers. He developed an affection for 
the people of China while serving to protect the citizens of Chengdu, 
Xi'an, and Kunming in 1944.
  I am pleased that the United States and Taiwan remain close allies, 
and I would like to again wish the people of Taiwan a Happy Double Ten 
Day.

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