[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24335]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 TAIWAN

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 14, 2007

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to acknowledge and support 
Taiwan's efforts to gain membership in the United Nations, U.N. 
Communist China's persistent and pervasive intimidation has spurred the 
U.N.'s refusal to grant Taiwan membership and meaningful participation 
in the international organization; thus, notwithstanding Taiwan's 
democratic government, market economy, inherent sovereignty, and 
respect of human rights, Taiwan is the only democracy in the world 
banned from U.N. membership.
  To rectify this abject inequity, on July 19, 2007, Taiwan's 
democratically-elected President, Chen Shui-bian, appealed to U.N. 
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to accept the nation's application for 
U.N. membership. Instead of forwarding the application to the U.N. 
Security Council, Mr. Ban unilaterally dismissed Taiwan's application; 
consequently, Mr. Ban cavalierly violated U.N. Security Council Rule 
59. In explaining Mr. Ban's violation, the U.N. Secretary General's 
office alleged the application was rejected because Taiwan is an 
integral part of communist China. In making this factually unfounded 
determination, Mr. Ban subverted the authority of the U.N. Security 
Council and diminished the little credibility the U.N. retains. 
Further, as the U.N. Secretary General is acting as a dupe for 
communist China, the U.N. will rightly and ultimately be viewed as a 
wholly owned subsidiary of communist China.
  If, in addition to its innumerable instances of corruption and 
incompetence, the U.N. continues such arbitrary and capricious actions 
in relation to the sovereign democracy of Taiwan, this international 
organization will one day mirror the League of Nations--of which, if I 
may point out, no country remains a member.
  Madam Speaker, I strongly regret Mr. Ban's unilateral rejection of 
Taiwan's sovereignty and application to join the U.N. As the United 
States is the Leader of the Free World we must continue to support 
Taiwan's efforts to gain membership in the U.N.

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