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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 124 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume 

normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 20, 2018 

Mr. ROHRABACHER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 

should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, 

and for other purposes. 

Whereas the people of Taiwan have established a vibrant and 

pluralistic democracy; 

Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted six successful 

presidential elections, successive elections for members of 

their national legislature, numerous local elections, and 

three national referendums; 

Whereas Taiwan has never been under the jurisdiction of the 

Communist government in Beijing, which continues to illegitimately claim sovereignty over Taiwan and its 

23,500,000 citizens; 


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Whereas the Shanghai Communique, which maintains that 

there is ‘‘One China’’ and that ‘‘Taiwan is part of 

China’’, was established without the consultation of Congress or the people of Taiwan; 

Whereas Communist China has since used the ‘‘One China 

Policy’’ to block Taiwan’s membership and full participation in international organizations and events, ranging 

from the United Nations and the World Health Organization to the Olympics; 

Whereas the ‘‘One China Policy’’ is effectively obsolete, and 

does not reflect the obvious reality that Taiwan has been 

an independent and sovereign country for over half a century; 

Whereas Taiwan maintains diplomatic, cultural, and economic relations with several countries around the world; 

Whereas Taiwan and the United States maintained formal 

diplomatic relations until 1979; 

Whereas today, the United States maintains normal diplomatic relations with all countries in the world, except for 

Syria, North Korea, Iran, Bhutan, and Taiwan; 

Whereas former President Jimmy Carter severed diplomatic 

ties with Taiwan in 1979 and terminated the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and Taiwan 

without consulting or seeking the approval of Congress; 

Whereas Congress responded later that year by adopting the 

Taiwan Relations Act, codifying into law the basis for 

continued friendly relations between the United States 

and Taiwan; 

Whereas former President Ronald Reagan issued the ‘‘Six 

Assurances’’ to Taiwan in July 1982, including the asVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:47 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC124.IH HC124

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surance that ‘‘[t]he United States would not formally recognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan’’; 

Whereas both the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8, 

22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances form the 

cornerstone of United States-Taiwan relations; and 

Whereas Taiwan has been a steadfast ally of the United 

States and a responsible member of the world community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

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

3 (1) the President should abandon the fun4 damentally flawed ‘‘One China Policy’’ in favor of a 

5 more realistic ‘‘One China, One Taiwan Policy’’ that 

6 recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign and independent 

7 country, separate from the Communist regime in 

8 China; 

9 (2) the President should begin the process of 

10 resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; 

11 and 

12 (3) the President, the Permanent Representa13 tive of the United States to the United Nations, and 

14 other relevant United States officials should aggres15 sively support Taiwan’s full participation in the 

16 United Nations and any other international organi17 zation of which the United States is a member, and 


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1 for which statehood is a requirement for member2 ship. 

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