Taiwan Quotes

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.

There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation.

Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China.

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.

Ultimately, China may use force to push for unification with Taiwan, a scenario we all must work to prevent.

We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.

The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.

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.

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.

Taiwan is democratic.

We will never allow anybody to separate Taiwan from China.

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.

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.

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.

We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives.

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.

Taiwan's development in the past 20 years in high tech is almost 100 percent related to Silicon Valley.

Taiwan is a major economy.

I have great respect for the Taiwanese. They have done an extraordinary job. But it was not a sustainable position to say that the legitimate government of China resides in Taiwan, which at that time didn't have much contact with the mainland.

My father's family were liquidated during the Cultural Revolution in China because they were landowners. He was the only one to escape. I was born and brought up in Taiwan. But you absorb the trauma. My parents had no sense of security.

I simply said that I would do everything to help Taiwan to defend itself.

I also combined the R&B feel with the pop music of Taiwan... I wanted to bring the R&B flavor and other Westernized sounds to my music, because that's the type of music I grew up listening to.

It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.

Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.

Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend theirself.

In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan's future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to the status quo of Taiwan must be decided by the people of Taiwan through referenda.

Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete on skills, on arts and culture.

I just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in Taiwan. ... They need to live their lives as well.

I expect the ruling and opposition parties to work together for the future of Taiwan.

The defining issue is that the government in Taiwan was considered to be the government of all of China, and the authorities in Beijing were not recognized as a government of China. So Taiwan was the residuary for all of China.

America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist.

In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street.

We expect the Taiwan authorities publicly to correct the record and unambiguously affirm that the February 27 announcement did not abolish the National Unification Council, did not change the status quo, and that the assurances remain in effect.

I'm just so happy to see my friends and fans in Taiwan, 'cause that's where I'm from.

Certainly nothing is easier than to rewrite history. If we had made Taiwan a separate state, it would have led to a fundamental conflict with China, and probably to war. Certainly in the long term, it would have led to war.

The L.A. weather is a lot like Taiwan's, where you don't observe four seasons, so the years can pass and you don't feel a thing.

Taiwan will probably not declare independence. The question isn't independence. The issue is whether Taiwan will declare itself as a sovereign separate state. That will start a huge crisis if that happens.