United State Congress Washington, D.C. 20510 January 28, 2008 Dear Honorable U.S. Senator/House Representative: It is a great pleasure for me to write this letter to you on behalf of the National Association for China's Peaceful Unification (NACPU) in Washington D.C. to congratulate you as the newly elected Congressional Member. We wish you great successes in the New Year and would like very much to keep a close contact with you or send a special delegation to meet with you this year to discuss some of the developments in the Sino-U.S.-Taiwan relations that deserve special attention. We also gladly present you a gift book entitled "One Country, Two System" in Taiwan, written originally in Chinese by Dr. Hsing Chi, and now translated into English by Dr. Sheng-Wei Wang. Both of them were born and educated in Taiwan and later earned their advanced degrees in the U.S. The book is published by International Publishing House for Chinafs Culture in the U.S. You may already know that, lately, troubling signs are unfolding, unsettling the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region and creating a dire situation across the Taiwan Strait due to President Chen Shui-bian's provocative political stance of supporting Taiwan independence. Chen had a bad reputation as Time Magazine's Man of the Year (2006) for his corrupt government and as a "trouble maker generally acknowledged by the international community." Most of the people in Taiwan do not support Taiwan independence and want to maintain a peaceful relationship with the Chinese mainland. America's position on firmly opposing the Taiwan independence movement becomes a critical and determining factor in keeping the cross-strait peace and stability. Hsing Chi points out that "one country, two systems" is the best way to 1) maintain the current political systems and life style in both Taiwan and the mainland; 2) ensure the safety of the Taiwan Strait; and 3) eliminate the core hindrance of Sino-U.S. relations. America is a great country and America has many great politicians and citizens. I, therefore, think that Americans could understand the deep pain and sorrow that many Chinese people have suffered due to the Chinese Civil War and the subsequent 58-year separation of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. I, hereby, sincerely wish that after reading this book, you would be willing to help Chinafs reunification, continuing to support the "one China" policy. We would be very happy to receive an appointment with you at a time suitable on your side to discuss further the Taiwan issue and the Sino-U.S. relations. Our contact information is listed below. We sincerely look forward to hearing from you. Respectfully yours, Hunter Huang President National Association for China's Peaceful Unification (NACPU) |