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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 390

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Taiwan’s participation in

the United Nations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 6, 2000

Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BROWN of

Ohio, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr.

DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr.

MCNULTY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. PAYNE,

Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. PALLONE,

Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CRANE,

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. TALENT,

Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr.

GOODLING, Mr. SOUDER, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. MCINNIS,

Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.

CUMMINGS, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. OXLEY, and Mr. RAHALL) submitted the

following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on

International Relations

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Taiwan’s

participation in the United Nations.

Whereas Taiwan has dramatically improved its record on

human rights and routinely holds free and fair elections

in a multiparty system, as evidenced most recently by

Taiwan’s second democratic presidential election of
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March 18, 2000, in which Mr. Chen Shui-bian was elected as president;

Whereas the 23,000,000 people on Taiwan are not represented in the United Nations and their human rights

as citizens of the world are therefore severely abridged;

Whereas Taiwan has in recent years repeatedly expressed its

strong desire to participate in the United Nations;

Whereas Taiwan has much to contribute to the work and

funding of the United Nations;

Whereas the world community has reacted positively to Taiwan’s desire for international participation, as shown by

Taiwan’s membership in the Asian Development Bank,

Taiwan’s admission to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group as a full member, and Taiwan’s accession as an observer to the General Agreement on Tariffs

and Trade;

Whereas the United States has supported Taiwan’s participation in these bodies and, in the Taiwan Policy Review of

September 1994, declared an intention of a stronger and

more active policy of support for Taiwan’s participation

in appropriate international organizations;

Whereas Public Law 106–137 required the Secretary of State

to submit a report to the Congress on administration efforts to support Taiwan’s participation in international

organizations, in particular the World Health Organization; and

Whereas in such report the Secretary of State failed to endorse Taiwanese participation in international organizations and thereby did not follow the spirit of the 1994

Taiwan Policy Review: Now, therefore, be it
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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—

3 (1) Taiwan and its 23,000,000 people deserve

4 appropriate meaningful participation in the United

5 Nations and other international organizations such

6 as the World Health Organization; and

7 (2) the United States should fulfill the commit8 ment it made in the 1994 Taiwan Policy Review to

9 more actively support Taiwan’s membership in ap10 propriate international organizations.

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