[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23460]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                ON THE OCCASION OF TAIWAN'S NATIONAL DAY

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, the Republic of China (Taiwan) will be 
celebrating its National Day this October 10. I join my colleagues in 
wishing our friends in the Republic of China (Taiwan) a very happy 
National Day. Taiwan is an ally of the United States and maintains 
strong relations with the United States.
  I hope that our friendship with Taiwan will continue to grow in the 
months and years ahead. I also hope that Taiwan will be able to return 
to a number of important international organizations such as the United 
Nations and the World Health Organization in the very near future. 
Taiwan is too important a country to be ignored by the international 
community.
  I also wish to take this opportunity to welcome Taiwan's new 
ambassador, Dr. David Lee, to Washington. He will do an excellent job 
representing his government and his people.

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