[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SUPPORTING A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN

  (Mr. AUCHINCLOSS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of a strong 
partnership between the United States and Taiwan.
  I recently returned from a bipartisan congressional delegation to 
Taiwan, where I met with the president and government officials of both 
parties, business executives, and military commanders.
  The scope and severity of the threat from the Chinese Communist Party 
is crystallized in the Taiwan Strait, which is under constant 
harassment. But so also does Taiwan's vibrant democracy and strong 
economy represent opportunity in the Indo-Pacific.
  The United States and Taiwan should help support each other's 
democracies through collaboration on countering disinformation and 
propaganda. We should also strengthen one another's economies through 
increased flows of trade and investment by negotiating expanded market 
access, common rules, and the end of double taxation on Taiwanese 
investment in the United States, which is especially critical as we 
seek to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
  As the United States seeks to strengthen our position in the Indo-
Pacific, let us commit to Taiwan as a long-term ally.

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