[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 13, 2011

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Taiwan's 
President Ma Ying-jeou. May 20, 2011 marks the third anniversary of 
President Ma's inauguration as The Republic of China's (Taiwan) leader.
  Not only should we congratulate President Ma, but we should also 
thank him for his great efforts at maintaining peace and stability 
across the Taiwan Straits.
  Before President Ma took office, there was a great amount of tension 
between Mainland China and Taiwan. Then candidate Ma ran on a platform 
of easing tension with China and therefore allowing both nations to 
live in harmony with one another.
  President Ma made good on his campaign promises and has created a 
better environment between the two countries than has ever been seen 
before.
  The reason we should thank President Ma for reducing military 
conflict in the Western Pacific is because the United States does not 
need to engage in any more military fronts right now. We already have 
military hotspots in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.
  We appreciate all of President Ma's hard work and look forward to 
working with him for many years to come.

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