[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14830]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE DRAGON IS SNORTING FIRE

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Chinese dragon is snorting the 
fire of intimidation against our ally, Taiwan. To defend itself from 
the Chinese dragon's evil intentions, Taiwan protects itself with rusty 
swords--outdated F-16s. It also appears that by bullying, the United 
States has become timid under the Chinese dragon. The Beijing 
Government doesn't want us to sell new F-16 CDs to Taiwan--so we don't.
  Further, the Chinese evil intentions of mischief are not limited to 
Taiwan. In the South China Sea, the talons of the Beijing dragon have 
initiated confrontation with Korea, the Philippines, Japan, and 
Vietnam. China claims sea areas that are in international waters or 
belong to other nations.
  With all these belligerent actions occurring by China, it's not in 
our national interest to play Chamberlain and appease the Chinese 
dragon.
  Sell the Taiwanese the new swords they need to defend themselves 
against the fiery dragon. Sell them American F-16 CDs. It is in our 
national interest to help Taiwan be armed to be the dragon slayer if it 
needs to be and defend itself against China.
  And that's just the way it is.

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