[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      SUPPORTING TAIWAN'S DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS AND RIGHT TO SELF-
                             DETERMINATION

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 7, 2016

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition 
and support of our close ally Taiwan as it prepares to conduct free, 
fair and democratic presidential elections. On January 16, 2016, the 
Taiwanese people will go to the polls in a tremendous display of the 
core democratic principle of self-determination.
  This year, we celebrated the 41st anniversary of the passage of the 
Taiwan Relations Act, a law that has helped foster a deep bond between 
the U.S. and our ally in the Pacific. As the only Member of Congress 
born in Taiwan and as a member of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, I am 
encouraged by our strong bilateral relations and the broad bipartisan 
support for Taiwan that exists in Congress today, and I look forward to 
expanding that relationship even further with the newly-elected 
president.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Taiwan a successful 
democratic and independent election.

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