Taipei, Taiwan - Taiwan was first known to the West as Ilha Formosa, or Beautiful Island. It is situated at the point where the Asian continental shelf meets the vast Pacific Ocean. Taiwan once created an “economic miracle” that aroused the admiration of the world, and now their 3C (consumer electronics, computer, communications) products are sold throughout the globe. Taiwan is the repository of true Chinese culture, a diversity of traditional folk customs, modern arts, and fantastic food, as well as the friendliest people who treasure democracy, freedom and peace in the world.

Taipei , Taiwan - “Taiwan will be a peace maker,” pledged Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China. He was speaking at the Universal Peace Federation conference held in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, January 16-19, 2009.

Seventeen congressmen and members of parliament from six nations (Nepal, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka and Taiwan) were among the 450 guests attending the leadership seminar at the stately Grand Hotel, a historic landmark in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.