55 Taiwan Quotes for You to Enjoy

China is a great manufacturing center, but it's actually mostly an assembly plant. So it assembles parts and components, high technology that comes from the surrounding industrial - more advanced industrial centers - Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, Europe - and it basically assembles them. Noam Chomsky

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When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that. Ang Lee

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In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street. Ang Lee

Down Taiwan Jordan Like Michael Walking Michael Jordan Street

Taiwan has been so well developed economically. But we are underdeveloped culturally. Barry Lam

Has-Been Taiwan Developed Economically Well Been

Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan. Bob Filner

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If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts. Chen Shui-bian

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I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy. I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights, and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan. Chen Shui-bian

I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan. Chen Shui-bian

Great Daily Confidence Rights Will Value Become Our Taiwan Take Part Human Root Eventually Lives Daily Lives Basic Basic Human Rights Universal

The majority of Taiwan people cannot accept Taiwan becoming a second Hong Kong, nor can we accept Taiwan becoming a local government of the People's Republic of China or a Special Administrative Region of China. Chen Shui-bian

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It was tough times in Ohio when we lived there. My dad was between unemployed and just selling random knickknacks at a flea market. My mom was a cashier at a Chinese food restaurant. They both had awesome careers back in Taiwan, and they came here for my sister and I. Chieh Huang

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People don't think that bread is part of Asian culture or Asian food culture, but it's quite prevalent in Northern China, and you see it throughout Japan and as you go to Taiwan. David Chang

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When I was in Taiwan, we were there for about 8 months, and I was 11 at the time, so it was definitely a culture shock. But it was a really interesting time to be there. I didn't entirely realize how different it is from the States. I just accepted it because I was there and my parents needed to be there. David Lambert

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC. Fred Thompson

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But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid. Fred Thompson

Aid Obligated Attacked Taiwan Come Chinese

I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan. Fred Thompson

People Independence Think Relatively Small Taiwan Pushing Who Number

Many Japanese families moved to Taiwan during the occupation. Then, when the war ended, they were forced to move back. And at the macro level, the Taiwanese had every reason to cheer when the Japanese left. The Japanese military could often be incredibly brutal. The Taiwanese lived as second-class citizens on their own land. Gene Luen Yang

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I never considered the clothing business in college. But my father was a manufacturer of men's wear in the Northeast and wanted to investigate manufacturing in Asia. In 1972 he sent me to Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for four months. I'm convinced it was his way of getting me into business, rather than letting me be a hippie. George Zimmer

Me Business Father College Men Hong Kong Considered Way Months Wear Rather Taiwan Investigate Never He Kong Hippie His His Way Than Northeast Getting Clothing Wanted Japan Asia Sent Convinced Manufacturer Manufacturing Letting Four

The first decent building I did with my own practice was a chapel in Taiwan. I. M. Pei

First Practice Building Own Chapel My Own Taiwan Did Decent

We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006. Ike Skelton

I find the stuff that is exciting to me are the films coming out of Taiwan and Iran and France. So I have the feeling I'm not making the films that American distributors want to make. Ira Sachs

Me Feeling Films France Out Find Distributors Taiwan Exciting Stuff Make Making Coming Iran American Want

I love my family, I love my relatives. One special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even go to work without being bombarded and people following them. Jeremy Lin

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