Taiwan Quotes

When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.
Ang Lee

Good, Truth, War

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

Down, Street, Walking

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.
Ang Lee

Weather, Four, Pass

My affection for Taiwan... is witnessed by everyone. My wife is Taiwanese and I am a son-in-law of Taiwan. I am half Taiwanese.
Jackie Chan

Wife, Everyone, Half

Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia.
Thomas Friedman

Down, Through, Same

I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China.
Michael K. Simpson

Time, Political, Country

You know golf is very lonely. When I'm in the States, I feel like if I just think about Taiwan, my friends, my fans, I won't feel like I'm alone.
Yani Tseng

Alone, Lonely, Friends

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

Happy, Friends, Cause

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

Open, Excited, Egypt

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC.
Fred Thompson

Important, Small, Understand

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

Aid, Attacked, Chinese

I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.
Fred Thompson

Small, Number, Pushing

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

Work, May, Force

We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform.
Chen Shui-bian

Effort, Belief, Reform

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

Live, Place, Lives

The election is over, and even though there are people who have different ideologies and beliefs, from now on we must all embrace each other, creating a harmonious and unified new Taiwan through our love and tolerance.
Chen Shui-bian

Love, Different, Through

If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts.
Chen Shui-bian

Love, Humble, Country

We ask them to remove the missiles deployed against Taiwan, give up their military threat, and instead let us together open the door to cross-Strait peaceful and stable dialogue and negotiations.
Chen Shui-bian

Together, Give, Door

However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.
Chen Shui-bian

Positive, History, Happy

I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy.
Chen Shui-bian

Great, Confidence, Democracy

I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan.
Chen Shui-bian

Great, Daily, Confidence

Taiwan is an independent sovereign country.
Chen Shui-bian

Country, Sovereign

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.
Chen Shui-bian

Change, Future, Through

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.
Chen Shui-bian

Peace, Security, Eventually

Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan.
Chen Shui-bian

Great, Confidence, Democracy

Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996.
Todd Akin

Democracy, Since, Democratic

When I was in Taiwan, I was taught in school that Taiwan is part of China.
Alex Chiu

School, Taught, China

But now all of a sudden some idiots in Taiwan start to say that they are not Chinese. Their grand parents were Chinese. But for some reason, they feel they are not Chinese.
Alex Chiu

Parents, Reason, Start

As Taiwan's friend and ally, I believe it is important for the United States to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait very carefully to help ensure Taiwan is not forced into a position which would endanger its freedom or its democracy.
Jim Costa

Freedom, Help, Important

We will never allow anybody to separate Taiwan from China.
Hu Jintao

Anybody, China, Separate

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