Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
1991 Taiwan Special Weapons News
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- Taiwan's Democratization Progressing Well USIA 12 December 1991 -- Speaking during a lecture at the Heritage Foundation, American Institute in Taiwan chairman and managing director Nat Bellocchi said Taiwan's democratization is going remarkably well but there is little chance that it will make any moves soon toward independence or reunification with the Chinese mainland.
- JEC Panelists Object to Aircraft Company Sale to Taiwan USIA 03 December 1991 -- Acting Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress Senator Jeff Bingaman has voiced opposition to the proposed sale of 40 percent of McDonnell Douglas Corp's commercial aircraft business to Taiwan Aerospace on the grounds of national security.
- McDONNELL DOUGLAS/TAIWAN MD-12 VENTURE -- HON. JAMES M. INHOFE (Extension of Remarks - November 26, 1991) McDonnell Douglas announced on November 19 that they have signed a memorandum of understanding [MOU] with the Taiwan Aerospace Corp. [TAC] which outlines an equity partnership involving McDonnell Douglas' commercial aircraft business.
- SIMON - INFLAMING PASSIONS ON TAIWAN (Senate - October 31, 1991) On October 13, the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan amended its charter to advocate a Taiwan independent of the People's Republic of China [PRC]. The reaction in Beijing to this development has been both objectionable and unwise.
- THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON TAIWAN -- (BY WINSTON L.Y. YANG) (Extension of Remarks - October 09, 1991) On April 30, 1991, President Lee Teng-hui announced in Taipel his government's decision to bring an end to the `Period of Mobilization for Suppression of the Communist Rebellion,' clearing the way for full democracy in Taiwan and reconciliation with Peking.
- SUPPORTING TAIWAN'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS -- HON. DENNIS M. HERTEL (Extension of Remarks - September 26, 1991) Taiwan has been politically and economically independent from the People's Republic of China since 1949.
- One China Gets MFN, the Other Deserves GATT (BY ARTHUR WALDRON) THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, MAY 29, 1991] The possibility of conflict in the Taiwan Strait remains real, and could even increase if the cautious reconciliation between Taipei and Beijing fails. That reconciliation will proceed more smoothly if both China and Taiwan are full-fledged members of the international community.
- Simon: Change US Policy on Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong 20 May 1991 -- Senator Paul Simon's speech on the Senate floor suggesting that the US should upgrade its relations with Taiwan, end its trade embargo of Vietnam and support civil rights for the people of Hong Kong after 1997.
- Lee Praised for Making Formal End to War with China 07 May 1991 -- Representative Bob Livingston spoke on the House floor of Taiwan's President Lee Teng-Hui's efforts to build bridges to mainland China, especially his decision to formally end six decades of civil war with the Chinese Communists.
- TAIWAN'S GATT MEMBERSHIP--FULLY DESERVED, YET ELUSIVE -- (BY T.Y. WANG) CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, MAR. 4, 1991 -- Washington is afraid of offending the leaders of the People's Republic of China (PRC) by supporting Taiwan's application for GATT membership.
- SENATE RESOLUTION 116--RELATING TO THE SUPPORT OF TAIWAN'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (Senate - April 25, 1991) Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the accession of Taiwan to the GATT is in the the best economic interest of the United States and of the world trading system as a whole and should be achieved in an expeditious manner. National sovereignty is not, and should not be, a requirement or condition for joining the GATT.
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