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H. CON. RES. 301

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HCON 301 RFS

105th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. CON. RES. 301

Affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 17, 1998

Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. COX of California, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. DUNN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. KING, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. COBURN, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. JEFFERSON) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

IN THE SENATE OF THE THE UNITED STATES

July 21, 1998

Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations


CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan.

Whereas at no time since the establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, has Taiwan been under the control of the People's Republic of China;

Whereas the United States began its long, peaceful, friendly relationship with Taiwan in 1949;

Whereas since the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979, the policy of the United States has been based on

the expectation that the further relationship between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan would be determined by peaceful means;

Whereas in March 1996, the People's Republic of China held provocative military maneuvers including missile launch exercises in the Taiwan Strait, in an attempt to intimidate the people of Taiwan during their historic, free, and democratic Presidential election;

Whereas officials of the People's Republic of China refuse to renounce the use of force against democratic Taiwan;

Whereas Taiwan has achieved significant political and economic strength as one of the world's premier democracies and as the 19th largest economy in the world;

Whereas Taiwan is the 7th largest trading partner of the United States;

Whereas no agreements exist between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan that determine the future status of Taiwan; and

Whereas the House of Representatives passed a resolution by a vote of 411-0 in June 1998 urging the President to seek, during his recent summit meeting in Beijing, a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat of use of force, against democratic Taiwan: Now, therefore, be it  

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress--

      (1) affirms its longstanding commitment to Taiwan and the people of Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8);

      (2) affirms its expectation, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, that the future status of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means, and that the people of both sides of the Taiwan Strait should determine their own future, and considers any effort to determine or influence the future status of Taiwan by other than peaceful means a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific region and of grave concern to the United States;

      (3) affirms its commitment, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services, including appropriate ballistic missile defenses, in such quantities as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability;

      (4) affirms its commitment, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, that only the President and Congress shall determine the nature and quantity of defense articles and services for Taiwan based solely upon their judgment of the defensive needs of Taiwan;

      (5) urges the President, once again, to seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat of use of force, against the free people of Taiwan; and

      (6) affirms its strong support, in accordance with the spirit of the Taiwan Relations Act, of appropriate membership for Taiwan in international financial institutions and other international organizations.

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 1998.

Attest:

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.

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