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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 166 Introduced in House (IH)]

106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 166

  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
adopt a ``One China, One Taiwan Policy'' which reflects the present day 
        reality that Taiwan and China are two separate nations.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 1999

 Mr. Brown of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Andrews, 
   Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Cook) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
adopt a ``One China, One Taiwan Policy'' which reflects the present day 
        reality that Taiwan and China are two separate nations.

Whereas the people of Taiwan have established a vibrant democracy on the island 
        of Taiwan;
Whereas the People's Republic of China, which was established in 1949, has not 
        for a single day exercised sovereignty over Taiwan;
Whereas, since 1991, the government of Taiwan no longer claims to be the sole 
        legitimate government of all of China;
Whereas the 1972 United States-China Shanghai Communiquee states that ``The 
        United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan 
        Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is part of 
        China;''
Whereas the people of Taiwan were not consulted in the conclusion of the 1972 
        United States-China Shanghai Communique or the subsequent United States-
        China communiques;
Whereas the People's Republic of China has used the ``One China Policy'' to 
        effectively block Taiwan's entrance into international organizations 
        that require statehood for membership, in particular the United Nations 
        and the World Health Organization;
Whereas on July 9, 1999, the people of Taiwan through their democratically 
        elected leader, President Lee Teng-hui, for the first time ever referred 
        to Taiwan's ties with China as a ``state-to-state'' relationship, thus 
        effectively abolishing the government of Taiwan's long-held ``One China 
        Policy'';
Whereas numerous opinion polls conducted in Taiwan indicate overwhelming support 
        among the Taiwanese people for this policy shift; and
Whereas the United States ``One China Policy'' was rendered obsolete by Taiwan's 
        policy shift and no longer reflects reality, for the Taiwan side of the 
        Taiwan Strait has now effectively stated that it no longer holds the 
        belief that Taiwan is part of China: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the United States should commend the people of Taiwan 
        for having established a democracy on Taiwan over the past 
        decades and for repeatedly reaffirming its dedication to 
        democratic ideals; and
            (2) the United States should recognize Taiwan's 
        independence if the people of Taiwan opt for such status 
        through a democratic mechanism, including a plebiscite; and
            (3) in the interim, the United States should immediately 
        adopt a ``One China, One Taiwan Policy'' which reflects the 
        present day reality that Taiwan and China are two separate 
        nations.
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