[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2377]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       AGGRESSION AGAINST TAIWAN

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, in 1979, Congress passed the Taiwan 
Relations Act to ensure our friends on the island of Formosa would not 
be isolated because of our Nation's ``One China'' policy. The Taiwan 
Relations Act sent a strong message to Communist leaders on mainland 
China, saying we will conduct business with their country but will not 
tolerate Communist aggression against a sovereign people.
  It is important to emphasize our commitment to the democratically 
represented citizens in the Republic of China, because recent reports 
indicate mainland China is about to enact an anti-secession law with 
the purpose of reuniting China under Communist dictatorship. This 
action will not only destroy the goodwill between the peoples of Taiwan 
and China, it will also provoke unnecessary tension in the Taiwan 
Strait.
  By unilaterally changing the status quo, Communist China is also 
challenging America's will to stand behind the Taiwan Relations Act. 
After diplomatic improvements in recent years, I believe the anti-
secession law is wrong for the region's stability and is a potential 
misstep that needs to be addressed.

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