[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22802]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              MARKING THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA'S NATIONAL DAY

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                            HON. DAN BURTON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 6, 2004

  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the people of Taiwan on the occasion of their National Day, celebrated 
on October 10th.
  Despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations between the United 
States and Taiwan for the last 25 years, Taiwan has been one of our 
most important and loyal allies in the World. Today, Taiwan and the 
United States are friends and partners, not merely allies, and our 
relationship has continued to flourish in terms of economics, politics, 
security, culture, education, science and technology.
  Moreover, we share with the people of Taiwan many core values, 
particularly the values of democracy, freedom and human rights. In 
recent years, Taiwan has proven to be a consistent champion of human 
rights, environmental responsibility, and democracy. These democratic 
and humanitarian values bind our two great Nations together more 
powerfully than any treaty or international agreement ever could.
  I have been to Taiwan on several occasions and Taiwan's 
accomplishments are numerous, and its successes are directly attributed 
to its people whose goodwill and generosity have always been most 
apparent. On the anniversary of their National Day, I wish for my 
friends the good people of Taiwan a long future of continued 
prosperity, peace, and freedom, a future which they so deeply deserve.