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Why Taiwan Matters, Part II

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Why Taiwan Matters, Part II

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  • Era: 2011
  • Geography: Taiwanese America
  • Core roles: historical work (story; band A)
  • Source org: taiwaneseamerican-org]]

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You are invited to attend the following open hearing of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs to be held in Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Hosted by Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), this presentation is part II on the topic of “Why Taiwan Matters.”

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Time: 10:00 AM (EST)

Location: Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building

Address: Independence Ave and South Capitol St, Washington, DC

Live broadcast: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1358

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129095897190218

*Watch the live online stream, and join other viewers in a public chatroom

Witnesses:

The Honorable Kurt Campbell

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

U.S. Department of State

Mr. Michael Schiffer

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs

U.S. Department of Defense

RELATED RESOURCES

Why Taiwan Matters, Part I: (transcript, video)

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1310

FOLLOW UP ARTICLES/VIDEOS edit: Oct 5, 2011

A sampling of news coverage on the hearing in English, Mandarin and Japanese, provided by Eileen Lin from FAPA-YPG.

English

  1. Taipei Times: US mulling new arms sales to Taiwan

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/10/06/2003515019

  1. The Cable (Foreign Policy Blog): Has the Obama administration made a decision on selling Taiwan new planes or not?

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/04/has_the_obama_administration_made_a_decision_on_selling_taiwan_new_planes_or_not

  1. AP: US lawmakers chide administration on Taiwan policy

http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1725998

  1. Financial Times: Obama accused of ‘timidity’ in Taiwan arms deal

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d51e5954-eea6-11e0-959a-00144feab49a.html

  1. The Hill: Lawmakers: White House risking Taiwan’s security with F-16 choice

http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/defense-homeland-security/185575-lawmakers-white-house-risking-taiwans-security

  1. Reuter: UPDATE 1-U.S. says mulling further Taiwan arms sales

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/usa-taiwan-china-idUSN1E7931MM20111004

Video Clips

  1. Assistant Secretary Campbell Discusses “Why Taiwan Matters”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0fksFOwUT4

  1. Bilirakis Attends Foreign Affairs Hearing on “Why Taiwan Matters”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alrk9sTMwhs

  1. Chairman Ros-Lehtinen Opening Statement: Why Taiwan Matters, Part II?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOhXs9bkAw

Full Text of Speech

  1. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=2006

  1. Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific

http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2011/10/174980.htm

Mandarin

  1. UDN: 台赴美免簽 短期有進展

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT1/6635023.shtml

  1. Radio Taiwan International: 美高官釋多項正面訊息 外交部表示讚揚與感謝

http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=321358

  1. NOWnews: 美助卿表達不干涉台灣選舉　王金平：民主國家立場

http://www.nownews.com/2011/10/05/301-2747082.htm

  1. Liberty Times: 官員：美政府考慮售台更多武器

http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/liveNews/news.php?no=550740&type=%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB

  1. CNA: 外交部：美官員證詞顯台美友好

http://www2.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201110050252

Japanese

  1. MSN/Sankei News: Assistant Secretary of State criticized China for intimidating Taiwan by its military buildup.

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/news/111005/amr11100511280006-n1.htm

  1. Sankei Shimbun: Assistant Secretary of State expressed disappointment on the progress of beef issue

http://www.nikkei.com/news/category/article/g=96958A9C9381959FE2E7E2E39F8DE2E7E3E2E0E2E3E39790E0E2E2E2;at=DGXZZO0195570008122009000000

  1. Mainichi Shimbun: U.S. Congressmen criticize Obama Administration for not including new F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan

http://mainichi.jp/select/world/europe/news/20111005k0000e030025000c.html

  1. NHK News: U.S. still to determine selling Taiwan F-16 C/Ds

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20111005/t10013042531000.html

  1. Sankei News: Campbell said strengthening U.S military engagement with China does not mean to sacrifice Taiwan

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/news/111005/chn11100500510000-n1.htm

Timeline

  • 2011-10-04 — published

Subjects

  • East Coast
  • Perspectives
  • Eileen Lin — mentioned in this record

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