There is no question that Taiwan is a state in any political science definition of a state.
Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.
Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China.
There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation.
I was in Taiwan recently and was completely amazed by the density of population. It makes New York look like no one is out on the streets.
We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.
Ultimately, China may use force to push for unification with Taiwan, a scenario we all must work to prevent.
I would love mainland Chinese to read my book. There is a Chinese translation which I worked on myself, published in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Many copies have gone into China but it is still banned.
The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.
Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.
We will never allow anybody to separate Taiwan from China.
But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.
Secondly I would like to make continuous efforts of stabilising cross Strait relations, eventually reaching peace across the Taiwan strait and stability and security in the Asia Pacific region.
Taiwan is democratic.
The greater concerns in China and Taiwan are on the political side, not on the economic side.
What China would do, I cannot predict. China has all but given up the claim to the use of force, except in the circumstance of Taiwan declaring its independence. That is a huge step forward over what the situation was many years ago.
Taiwan and China are related ethnically and close neighbors geographically. There's no reason to resent or to fight against each other.
With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society.
I was so happy when I found out I had been drafted by the Yankees. Growing up in Taiwan, I had heard so much about the Yankees but had never even seen them on TV.
We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives.
I'm just so happy to see my friends and fans in Taiwan, 'cause that's where I'm from.
Taiwan is a major economy.
Taiwan's development in the past 20 years in high tech is almost 100 percent related to Silicon Valley.
Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete on skills, on arts and culture.
It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.
