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.

If we can't say those things in the open, I think we are in a very dangerous situation in the world.

I am so glad that this is one of the issues that I have devoted a fair amount of time on because it has been worth it to see Taiwan continue to grow, continue to be a democracy that other nations can look to see how it is done.

Keeping Taiwan out can only hurt global health and there should be no question about Taiwan's participation this year.

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…

The United States certainly through the expression of its legislative branch is not going to be intimidated or threatened or manipulated into a relationship or non-relationship with Taiwan that is not in our interest.

I support the Global Cooperation and Training Initiative through which Taiwanese expertise helps developing countries...

The U.S. and Taiwan's shared commitment to principles such as human rights, freedom of speech, democratic norms, certainly rule of law; all of that serves as a bedrock of this partnership that we have.

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.

Chairman Chabot's Taiwan Travel Act... became law last month and is a shining example of how Congress can do this.

Congress has always led on Taiwan affairs and it will be incumbent on Congress to continue our leadership.