[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    REPUBLIC OF CHINA'S NATIONAL DAY

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                           HON. PETER T. KING

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2000

  Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, as President Chen Shui-bian, Vice President 
Annette Lu and the people of the Republic of China prepare to celebrate 
their National Day on October 10, 2000, I wish to extend to them my 
congratulations.
  The Republic of China on Taiwan has a lot to be proud of. Taiwan's 
economy is very strong. For instance, export orders reached US $74 
billion from January to June, up 21 percent from the same period last 
year. In June of this year, exports and imports enjoyed almost 25 
percent growth from the year-earlier period. It is the government's 
policy to continue to develop Taiwan's new economy based on information 
and high technologies. Furthermore, Taiwan's citizens enjoy one of the 
highest living standards in the world. Politically, Taiwan is a true 
democracy with free island-wide elections, press independence and 
political pluralism.
  Mr. Speaker, Taiwan is a model of success for many countries in the 
world, and we need to give Taiwan our approbation and support.




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