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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1412 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1412

   Condemning the People's Republic of China Coast Guard's repeated 
  violations of international maritime law and aggression toward the 
               Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, and Malaysia.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 2024

   Mrs. Steel (for herself and Mr. Horsford) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Condemning the People's Republic of China Coast Guard's repeated 
  violations of international maritime law and aggression toward the 
               Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, and Malaysia.

Whereas the People's Republic of China Coast Guard continues to coordinate 
        provocations of the sovereignty of neighboring countries for the express 
        purpose of threatening military conflict in the region;
Whereas the Coast Guard Law of the People's Republic of China applies to 
        activities in the ``jurisdictional waters'' of China, a term that is 
        neither defined nor drafted in accordance with international law;
Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China has made claims to the 
        South China Sea by means of a ``nine-dash line'' that is not based on 
        legitimate evidence or legal or historical precedent; and
Whereas the People's Republic of China Coast Guard--

    (1) since 2020, has consistently engaged in tactics to disrupt 
commercial operations by harassing new Malaysian oil and gas projects in 
the South China Sea, thereby risking disruptions to international energy 
procurement;

    (2) on June 17, 2024, attacked and threatened Philippines soldiers with 
knives, swords, and spears, which led to one Filipino soldier losing a 
thumb when his vessel was rammed;

    (3) on June 24, 2024, instigated a standoff with the Japanese Coast 
Guard and Japanese fishing vessels surrounding the Senkaku Islands;

    (4) on July 2, 2024, intercepted the Tachinman 88, a Taiwanese fishing 
boat, and steered it toward a port in mainland China; and

    (5) on July 3, 2024, anchored the world's largest Coast Guard vessel, 
known as ``The Monster'', within the exclusive economic zone of the 
Philippines, representing the People's Republic of China's latest effort to 
break with international norms while failing to address disputes through 
available channels of communication: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) demands that the People's Republic of China respect 
        international territorial integrity and freedom of navigation 
        laws, as well as remove all unlawful maritime claims;
            (2) calls on all nations to condemn the exertion of power 
        by the People's Republic of China that threatens rules-based 
        order and international law;
            (3) encourages all nations to condemn and stand together 
        against attempts by the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China to impose its will on other countries; and
            (4) calls on the United States Government to--
                    (A) prioritize and grow strategic partnerships with 
                Australia, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and 
                India to counter these threats to international 
                security and commerce in the Indo-Pacific region;
                    (B) hold accountable officials of the Chinese 
                Communist Party and the Government of the People's 
                Republic of China complicit in future acts of 
                aggression that undermine international boundaries 
                including through sanctions, visa restrictions, and 
                other tools; and
                    (C) make clear that the people of the United States 
                support the ability of Southeast Asian allies to extend 
                exclusive economic zones.
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