#taiwan

We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#be prepared #elsewhere #future #global #important

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

#confidence #democracy #down #even #great

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

— Fred Thompson

#attacked #chinese #come #mainland #obligated

A war in the Taiwan Strait would destroy China's international relations overnight. It would destroy Chinese - Japanese relations, not to mention Chinese - American relations. ↗

— William Kirby

#china #chinese #destroy #international #international relations

The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united. ↗

— Martin Yan

#chinese #divisions #hong #hong kong #hope

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

#feel #grand #idiots #now #parents

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

#am #everyone #half #i #i am

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

— Fred Thompson

#i think #independence #number #people #pushing

The mainland Chinese tend to take a Chinese mainland point of view on controversial issues, and the Taiwanese take another the Taiwanese viewpoint. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#chinese #controversial #issues #mainland #point

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

— Nick Lampson

#authoritarian #beacon #cannot #china #democracy