Rep. Gallagher Solidifies U.S. Support for Taiwan with Bi-Partisan Delegation

there's a saying dictatorships like that which we see in China are much like ducks on the surface they appear calm and steady but underneath out of view there's a lot of Chaos in contrast thriving democracies are like the ocean on the surface they're chaotic they're seemingly messy they're not designed for efficiency they're full of disagreements especially when you have divided government like we have in the United States but underneath those choppy waves they are calm they're strong and they are unbeatable free people don't need a dictator to tell them what to think they know the truth they see the Chinese Communist party for what it is a Marxist leninist regime for which people are mere tools for the party and free people know what is at stake our dignity our rights and our freedoms they know that this is about what kind of world we want to live in and they're standing up for what's right the United States Democrats and Republicans stands with Taiwan for your freedom and for ours for as Taiwan goes so goes the world Taiwan must remain as it stands today a candle burning freely freely fiercely and improbably against the darkness so thank you to our friends in Taiwan for your hospitality congratulations on a remarkable uh election and another peaceful transfer of power we look forward to doing everything in our power as legislators to deepening this partnership for decades to come