7-Letter from Taipei Representative Office
in the United Kingdom
I am writing to thank you for sending me a copy
of your esteemed Committee's two-volume report on "East Asia"
published on 13 August this year. Having read the report including
its "conclusions and recommendations", I am convinced
that the Commons Foreign Relations Committee has done a great
job in examining the overall situations in East Asia and completed
one of the most comprehensive reports ever attempted in an effort
to address most of the important issues facing the region as well
as the issue of the rise of China. The Committee under your able
leadership indeed deserves the most encouraging burst of applause
from those who care about the region and my utmost respect for
the report's balanced and constructive conclusions and recommendations.
I would also like to take this opportunity to
express my heartfelt appreciation for the Committee's insightful
recommendations that the British Government set out its attitude
towards full membership of the World Health Organisation for Taiwan,
increase contacts with Taiwan at a political level, increase the
number of informal ministerial visits to Taiwan and work within
the EU to maintain the arms embargo on the People's Republic of
China.
As Taiwan Representative in the United Kingdom,
I look forward to furthering the substantive and friendly relations
between our two countries. Please feel free to provide me with
any suggestions you may have in our mutual endeavour to further
strengthen the existing good relationship our two peoples.
Edgar Lin
Taiwan Representative
23 August 2006
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