Let Democracy Flourish in Taiwan and Stop China`s Aggression Now

On Wednesday, March 13 between 11 AM and 1 PM, hundreds of Taiwanese-Americans 
from St. Louis area will gather in front of Old Court House to protest Chinese 
missile tests and exercise with live ammunition near Taiwan coast.  China had 
conducted missile test targeting two Taiwanese seaports  30 and 12 miles off the 
coast of Taiwan on March 8.  We, more than 10,000 Taiwanese-Americans here, are 
outraged by this blatant Chinese provocation.  These missile tests and military 
exercise are purely naked threats against democracy. China intends to intimidate 
the 21 million inhabitants of Taiwan because Taiwan is scheduled to  their 
president directly on March 23, 1996 for the first time.

China claims Taiwan to be a renegade province.  However, since its founding in 
1949, the Communist China has never ruled Taiwan for a single day.  In fact, 
Taiwan and China have been separate political entities for over 100 years.  
Their perpetued separation was stipulated in the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed in 
1895. Taiwanese are now prepared to determine for their own future by the 
ballot. Regardless theoutcome of this election, this is a bona fide exercise in 
democracy. The election there on March 23 deserves the respect and support from 
us in this community. Communist China, in contrast, has no tolerance of 
democratic movement with notoriety for abusing human rights, suppressing 
political dissents and pirating American intellectual properties.

We urge the United States government and all friends in St. Louis to support the 
democratization process in Taiwan and to denounce the misdeeds of China. We are 
calling to condemn such military aggression. Let democracy flourish and let 
Taiwanese decide their own future by ballots.


Organizations of Greater St. Louis Taiwanese-Americans:
           1) Taiwanese American Association
                 Shih Chung Chang, MD, MBA, President
           2) North American Taiwanese Medical Association
                 Jou-Nan Huang, MD, President
           3) North American Taiwanese Professors' Association
                 Kenneth K. Shieh, PhD, President
           4) Formosan Association of Public Affair
                 Jen-Yih Albert Chu, MD,PhD,President
           5) Taiwanese American Citizen's League
                 Jowe-ynn Hsieh, MD, President
           6) Taiwanese Hakka Association of USA
                 K.C. Li, President
           7) St. Louis Formosan Women's Association
                 Amy Hsu, President
           8) The Friends of Dr. Peng in St. Louis 
                 Shih Chung Chang, MD, MBA, President


Please contact:

Dr. Clifford K.S. Chao
Washington University School of Medicine
Tel: 314-362-8502 (O) or 314-391-0197 (H)
Fax: 314-391-7730
Digital pager: 424-6457
E-mail: chao@roc.wustl.edu

or 314-878-8638 Dr. SC Chang , 
or 314-537-3181 Dr. Jen-yih Chu 
or 314-8626017 Wilson Shen