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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 352 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance 

of a unified transatlantic role in deterring the Chinese Communist Party 

from disrupting the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 2, 2023 

Mr. MILLER of Ohio (for himself, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 

ZINKE, Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. BARR, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. MILLS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 

KEAN of New Jersey, Ms. MACE, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. WEBSTER

of Florida, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MAST, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

CAREY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. DUNN of Florida, and Mrs. 

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on 

the importance of a unified transatlantic role in deterring 

the Chinese Communist Party from disrupting the peace 

and stability in the Taiwan Strait. 

Whereas the European Union has a self-declared ‘‘strong 

stake in peace, security, and stability in Asia’’ and it 

‘‘supports the status quo and peaceful resolution of differences across the Taiwan Strait, rejecting the use or 

threat of force’’ to change that status quo; 


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Whereas the G7 foreign ministers’ communique released on 

April 18, 2023, reaffirmed ‘‘the importance of peace and 

stability across the Taiwan Strait as an indispensable element in security and prosperity in the international community, and call for the peaceful resolution of crossStrait issues’’; 

Whereas the people of Taiwan have established a free, open, 

pluralistic, and democratic society; 

Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted 7 democratic 

Presidential elections yielding 3 peaceful transfers of 

power, successive parliamentary elections, multiple nationwide referenda, and numerous local elections; 

Whereas Taiwan and its outlying islands have never been 

under the jurisdiction or control of the Communist regime in Beijing, which continues to illegitimately claim 

sovereignty over Taiwan and its people; 

Whereas Communist China has weaponized their so-called 

‘‘One China Principle’’ to block Taiwan’s membership 

and full participation in international organizations and 

events ranging from the United Nations to BirdLife 

International; 

Whereas Taiwan maintains political, cultural, and economic 

ties with several countries around the world; 

Whereas Congress adopted the landmark, bipartisan Taiwan 

Relations Act, codifying in law the basis for preserving 

and promoting extensive, close, and friendly commercial, 

cultural, and other relations between the people of the 

United States and Taiwan, including providing arms of 

a defensive character to Taiwan and maintaining the 

United States capacity to resist any resort to force or 

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rity, or the social or economic system, of the people on 

Taiwan; and 

Whereas Taiwan remains a steadfast partner of the United 

States and a responsible and conscientious member of the 

international community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) urges transatlantic unity on a robust deter3 rence policy to maintain peace and stability across 

4 the Taiwan Strait; 

5 (2) encourages North Atlantic Treaty Organiza6 tion allies to strengthen their engagement with part7 ners in the Indo-Pacific on approaches to shared 

8 global security challenges, including peace and sta9 bility in the Indo-Pacific; 

10 (3) calls on all European heads of state to ex11 press support for maintaining the status quo in the 

12 Taiwan Strait and condemn any use or threat of use 

13 of force; and 

14 (4) commends the people of Taiwan for their 

15 commitment to democracy, civil liberties, and human 

16 rights. 

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