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• House of Representatives Congratulate Chen and Lu on the Eve of the Inauguration (05/19/04)

       FAPA Press Release

      Text of the congratulatory letter and the signatures

• Senate Congratulates Chen and Lu

     Text of the letter and the signatures

• The results of the elections -- Incumbent President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu won the re-election! 

        The Central Election Commission in Taiwan certified Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu the    winners of the March 20 presidential elections. The White House issued a congratulatory statement right after the Commission certified the election results. 

        For the White House statement, please click here. (03/26/04)

        FAPA also sent a congratulatory letter to President Chen for his successful re-election. 

        Click here for FAPA's press release and the text of the letter 

• A handful of Members of Congress have issued individual letters to President Chen right after the March 20th elections. 

        Click here for FAPA's press release on these congressional congratulatory letters.(03/25/04)

• Taiwanese president shot while campaigning on the even of the election.

  On March 19th, President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President  Annette Lu were shot while campaigning in Tainan, southern Taiwan. Both were rushed to the hospital and appeared to be not in the critical condition. The elections went on as planned on Saturday, March 20. Chen was the first Taiwanese president to be shot.  

  Congressional Taiwan Caucus co-chairs wrote to President Chen and Vice President Lu right after the incident. 

  Click here for the text of the letter.

  Click here for FAPA press releases on the letter.

  The chairman of International Relations Committee in the House of Representatives also wrote to President Chen after the incident. Please click here for the letter.