[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21638-21639]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATIONS ON TAIWAN NATIONAL DAY, OCTOBER 10TH 2008

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I congratulate Taiwan President Ma Ying-
jeou and Ambassador Jason Yuan on Republic of China's National Day on 
October 10th, 2008. The Taiwanese people have every reason to be proud 
of their freedom, their full-fledged democracy and their economic 
wellbeing. The people have the best schools, health facilities and a 
first rate transit system throughout the island. The Taiwanese standard 
of living has long been the envy of much of the world.

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  In addition, Taiwan is a peace loving nation. It is friendly with all 
free nations and maintains superb economic and political relationship 
with the United States. Hopefully, it will soon work out a way to live 
in harmony with the Chinese mainland. The ROC President Ma Ying-jeou 
has repeatedly said he seeks dialogues with China and put aside the 
disputes, in order to win peace and prosperity over the Taiwan Straits.
  Taiwan is blessed. May blessings continue to favor Taiwan and its 
good people.

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