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Ted Yoho

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Ted Yoho is a former U.S. Representative from Florida, serving in the House from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Yoho represented Florida's 3rd congressional district. During his time in office, he was known for his focus on issues such as healthcare, agriculture, and fiscal responsibility. Yoho was also a member of the House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for limited government and conservative principles.

Apr 16, 2018

I think it is something that needs to be put back there.

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Apr 16, 2018

In the third Joint Communique in 1982, President Reagan said that the United States has no intention of infringing on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity...

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Apr 16, 2018

What we have seen is a rising China that feels threatened, and I go back to the statement I made about the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping or whatever he is now have an insatiable thirst for power and domination.

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Apr 16, 2018

And so my caution would be that we move slowly with the Taiwanese people to find out a solution that provides them with the security that they deserve that they have earned and that they continue a vibrant democracy in an economic…

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Apr 16, 2018

And I think China should take this as maybe a wake-up call. Not as a threat, we don't want to threaten anybody, but as a wake-up call of how we can solve this problem without the detriment of Taiwan.

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Apr 16, 2018

If they do that to Taiwan, who is next? Who are they going to look at next?

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Apr 16, 2018

If not now, when? It is not going to get easier 5 years from now.

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Apr 16, 2018

If we don't do it now and start recognizing that is it going to be easier or harder 3 to 5 years from now?

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Apr 16, 2018

Nobody is recognizing that today other than maybe Taiwan and, you know, the United States.

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Apr 16, 2018

We contribute three times more than China. We put in $59 million versus 19, but yet it seems like the WHO bowed to them.

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Apr 16, 2018

And what I see is China is threatened by the success of Taiwan's democracy. They are insecure and they are frightened that their Communist ideologies cannot compete with freedom.

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