[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12917-12918]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 TAIWAN

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. ANH ``JOSEPH'' CAO

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2009

  Mr. CAO. Madam Speaker, May 20, 2009 marks a significant milestone 
for Taiwan, the first year in office of President Ma Ying-jeou.

[[Page 12918]]

  What began as a year of confrontation between the Peoples Republic of 
China and Taiwan, President Ma has become one of cooperation.
  The conciliatory initiatives of President Ma has produced, for the 
first time in decades, face to face productive meetings that have 
brought about agreement between these former adversaries in a variety 
of areas; legal, transportation and financial.
  Such great progress has not gone unnoticed and President Ma Ying-jeou 
should be recognized for his leadership.

                          ____________________