[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                34TH ANNIVERSARY OF TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT

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                         HON. ALAN S. LOWENTHAL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, for sixty years the United States and 
Taiwan have fostered a close relationship that has been of mutual 
political, economic, cultural and strategic benefit. When the United 
States shifted diplomatic relations from the Republic of China (Taiwan) 
to the People's Republic of China in January 1979, Congress moved 
quickly to pass the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) to ensure that the 
United States would have continued commercial and cultural relations 
with Taiwan. This year marks the 34th anniversary of the TRA.
  This important piece of legislation codified the basis for relations 
between the U.S. and Taiwan and has been instrumental in maintaining 
peace, security and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
  Today, Taiwan is one of the leading U.S. trading partners and, in my 
district, accounts for the second-largest percentage of cargo activity 
at the Port of Long Beach.
  It is my hope that the United States and Taiwan will continue to work 
together to promote enduring peace, stability, and prosperity in the 
Asia-Pacific region.

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