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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 56 

Condemning the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the 

People’s Liberation Army for continued military aggression against Taiwan, most notably the October 4th incursion of Taiwan’s Air Defense 

Identification Zone. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 25, 2021 

Mr. FALLON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Condemning the Government of the People’s Republic of 

China and the People’s Liberation Army for continued 

military aggression against Taiwan, most notably the 

October 4th incursion of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. 

Whereas President Xi Jinping and the People’s Liberation 

Army have recently engaged in a campaign of escalated 

military aggression against Taiwan which includes incursions of the Air Defense Identification Zone and military 

exercises along the coast of the Fujian Province; 

Whereas China has maintained the One-China policy and has 

threatened Taiwan’s autonomy both internally and externally; 


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Whereas Taiwan and its outlying islands have never been 

under the jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China; 

Whereas the People’s Republic of China continues to illegitimately claim sovereignty over Taiwan and its people; 

Whereas, on October 4, 2021, days before the celebration of 

Taiwan’s 110th National Day, the largest Chinese sortie 

in a single day penetrated the Air Defense Identification 

Zone; 

Whereas President Xi Jinping stated afterwards ‘‘[t]he historical task of the complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled and can definitely be fulfilled’’; 

Whereas the People’s Liberation Army has run over 800 sorties of military aircraft near Taiwan in the past year; 

Whereas the People’s Liberation Army aircraft and vessels 

have markedly increased their activity in the Taiwan 

Strait since 2020; 

Whereas Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated 

after the October 4th incursion that, ‘‘Russia, like the 

overwhelming majority of other countries, considers Taiwan to be part of the People’s Republic of China. We 

have proceeded and will proceed from this premise in our 

foreign policy’’; 

Whereas Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979 

which established the foundation for continued relations 

between the people of the United States and Taiwan 

after the expiration of the Sino-American Mutual Defense 

Treaty; 

Whereas Taiwan remains an ally of the United States and is 

an exemplary member of the international community; 


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Whereas Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen emphasized the 

need for maintaining the status quo saying, ‘‘Our position on cross-strait relations remains the same: neither 

our goodwill nor our commitments will change. We call 

for maintaining the status quo, and we will do our utmost to prevent the status quo from being unilaterally altered’’; and 

Whereas the actions of President Xi Jinping and the People’s 

Liberation Army threatens peace and stability in the region: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) condemns the Government of the People’s 

4 Republic of China and the People’s Liberation Army 

5 for its continued military aggression against Taiwan, 

6 most notably the October 4th incursion of Taiwan’s 

7 Air Defense Identification Zone; 

8 (2) condemns the actions of any other countries 

9 delegitimizing Taiwan’s sovereignty; 

10 (3) calls for a cessation of military aggression 

11 and internal coercion against Taiwan by the People’s 

12 Republic of China; and 

13 (4) reaffirms support for Taiwan’s political and 

14 economic autonomy. 

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