[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21844]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAIWAN

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 6, 2000

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, The Republic of China on Taiwan will 
celebrate its birthday on October 10, 2000. Taiwan has much to 
celebrate, it is a country lead by a freely elected President, with a 
open and vibrant press, an astonishingly successful entrepreneurial 
free market economy and a supportive and caring program of government 
assistance to counties in need all over the world, from war torn 
eastern Europe to Africa. In March of this year, Taiwan citizens freely 
chose Mr. Chen Shui-bian, the candidate representing the Democratic 
Progressive Party, as their president. Since his inauguration on May 
20th, President Chen has shown strong leadership on behalf of the 22 
million citizens on Taiwan.
  Mr. Speaker, on the eighty ninth occasion of the Republic of China's 
National Day, it is important to remember that Taiwan has a strong 
relationship with the United States, and we hope this relationship will 
continue to flourish on the years to come.

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