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
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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
2. 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
3. AP: US lawmakers chide administration on Taiwan policy
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1725998
4. Financial Times: Obama accused of ‘timidity’ in Taiwan arms deal
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d51e5954-eea6-11e0-959a-00144feab49a.html
5. 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
6. 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
2. Bilirakis Attends Foreign Affairs Hearing on “Why Taiwan Matters”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alrk9sTMwhs
3. 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
2. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. NHK News: U.S. still to determine selling Taiwan F-16 C/Ds
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20111005/t10013042531000.html
5. 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
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