Speech on U.S. House Floor in support of H.R. 2479, the Taiwan Relations Act · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_339
Title: Speech on U.S. House Floor in support of H.R. 2479, the Taiwan Relations Act
Description: In a speech on the U.S. House Floor, Congressman Les AuCoin advocated for H.R. 2479, the Taiwan Relations Act, which allowed relations with the people on Taiwan without recognizing the country of Taiwan (Republic of China) officially or diplomatically. Congressman AuCoin advocated for normalized relations between the U.S. and China, and noted that peaceful reunification between China and Taiwan seemed likely. The speech was made after Congressman AuCoin's 12-day visit to China. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: Year(s): 1979
Date: Display: March 8, 1979
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Bills, Legislative; Speeches, addresses, etc.; United States--Foreign relations--China; United States--Foreign relations--Taiwan; China--Foreign relations--Taiwan
Place: China; Taiwan; United States
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text