Taiwanese Americans to protest Hu Jintao at White House

The 18 undersigned Taiwanese-American organizations will be staging a demonstration in Washington D.C. against Chinese President Hu Jintao when he visits the White House. The protest activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 20th at the Lafayette Park (Pennsylvania Ave. & 16th Street). Among the scheduled events are speeches to be delivered, beginning at 11:30 a.m., by the various organization leaders from across the country.
The Taiwanese Americans wish to call international attention to the fact that a repressive China is threatening a democratic Taiwan, in particular with 800 missiles targeting the peaceful island nation. China is rapidly building up its military capabilities in order to enforce its sinister "anti-secession law" which aims to annex Taiwan and thus depriving the 23 million Taiwanese people of their human right to self-determination. China's military expansion also threatens peace and stability of the western Pacific and is contrary to the U.S. national interests.

The organizations demand that Hu dismantle the 800 missiles and renounce the use of force against Taiwan. They support a free, democratic and independent Taiwan, and call on President George Bush to persuade Hu to normalize China's relations with Taiwan.

The Taiwanese Americans also urge the nations of the world to stop isolating Taiwan, and to accept the free and democratic Taiwan as a full and equal member of the international community.

The Taiwanese-American organizations will be joined in protest against Hu's visit by the Students for a Free Tibet, International Tibet Independence Movement, Uyghur American Association and Laogai Research Foundation. In a show of solidarity, they will jointly voice their strong opposition to China’s disregard of democracy and human rights and its contempt for the sovereignty of neighboring countries.

Taiwanese-American 4/20 Action Committee:

Adam Huang, President
Chhong-Bi Memorial Fund
聰美基金會會長黃聲弘

Kang-Hou Wang, President
Dr. Kang-Lu Wang Memorial Foundation
王康陸博士紀念基金會會長王康厚

Helen Wang, President
Formosan Association for Human Rights
全美台灣人權協會會長方惠音

C.T. Lee, President
Formosan Association for Public Affairs
台灣人公共事務會會長李青泰

Gaines Ho, President
Formosan Association for Public Affairs-Washington, D.C. Chapter
台灣人公共事務會華盛頓分會會長何鎮山

Edward Huang, President
North America Taiwanese Professors' Association
北美洲台灣人教授協會會長黃東昇

Cecelia Tsai, President
North America Taiwanese Women’s Association
北美洲台灣婦女會會長葉明霞

Daniel Hsu, President
North American Taiwanese Medical Association
北美洲台灣人醫師協會會長許正雄

Mark Kao, President
Professor Chen Wen-chen Memorial Foundation
陳文成教授紀念基金會會長高龍榮

William Wei, President
Taiwan Hakka Association for Public Affairs in North America
北美台灣客家公共事務協會會長魏武雄

Shiuho Lin, President
Taiwanese American Association of New York
紐約台灣同鄉會會長林秀合

Susan Chang, President
Taiwanese Association of America
全美台灣同鄉會會長程韻如

Carole Y. Yang
Taiwanese Association of America-Greater Baltimore Chapter
巴爾地摩台灣同鄉會會長楊遠薰

Mei-Chin Chen, President/Zei-Pao Chen, Acting President
Taiwanese Association of America-Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter
華盛頓台灣同鄉會會長陳美津/代理會長陳瑞寶

Ching-An Yeh, Spokesperson
Taiwanese Collegian
台灣學生社發言人葉景安

Whu-Ta Lee, President
Taiwanese Hakka Association-USA
全美台灣客家會會長李武達

C.K. Kuo, Coordinator
World Taiwanese Congress
世界台灣人大會召集人郭重國

Strong C. Chuang, Chairman
World United Formosans for Independence-U.S.A.
台灣獨立建國聯盟美國本部主席莊秋雄