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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-02-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090219.35.4-290"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-19-Speech-4-2912
lpv:speaker	lp:Charles Tannock2
lpv:spoken text	"The Saryusz-Wolski report contains some welcome references to Taiwan, and in particular the recent thaw in cross-straits relations. I congratulate Taiwanese President Ma for his courageous and determined initiative to improve relations with the People's Republic of China. Nevertheless, I fear we in the EU do not fully appreciate the importance of supporting democratic Taiwan and giving its 23 million people a voice on the international stage. The Council supports Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organisations. It is time Parliament reiterated this support, especially with regard to Taiwan's ambition to become an observer in the World Health Assembly. Taiwan's exclusion from this body at the behest of China is reprehensible. As a medical doctor, I deprecate the interference of politics in matters of public health. We stand up to China over Tibet; we stand up to China over human rights; it is time we stood up to China over Taiwan. I voted to abstain on this report."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with India (2007-09-03--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2007-02-12--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2008-02-18--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2008-06-04--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2008-01-08--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Charles Tannock (PPE-DE ),"1 "in writing. −"1

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