[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23997-23998]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 TAIWAN

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 7, 2007

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
express my disappointment with the United Nation's rejection of 
Taiwan's membership bid. More than 14 times, the U.N. has denied 
Taiwan's application. It is unclear to me why this sovereign state, 
with a democratically elected government, should be refused entry into 
the international institution of the United Nations. I have heard the 
argument that granting Taiwan U.N. membership would upset the status 
quo Taiwan has with China. But, Madam Speaker, such arguments are weak. 
I suspect the real reason for the denial of Taiwan's recognition in the 
U.N. is the U.N.'s fear of upsetting the status quo the U.N. has with 
China's communist regime. It is outrageous to deny Taiwan's 23 million 
citizens representation in what should be a fair international 
organization. I am dismayed by the U.N.'s decision Madam Speaker, but 
frankly, I am not surprised by it. It is obvious to me that the problem 
does not lie with Taiwan; rather, it lies with an incompetent, corrupt, 
and dictator-appeasing U.N.

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