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Calendar No. 341 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 446 

Commending the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for its resolve 

in increasing ties with Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against 

coercion by the Chinese Communist Party. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 4, 2021 

Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. COONS, and Mr. CARDIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations 

APRIL 6, 2022 

Reported by Mr. MENENDEZ, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

preamble 

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the Government of the Republic of Lithuania 

for its resolve in increasing ties with Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against coercion by the Chinese 

Communist Party. 

Whereas, on May 20, 2021, the parliament of Lithuania 

passed a resolution in which it recognized the People’s 

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gion as a genocide, called upon the United Nations to investigate the People’s Republic of China’s internment 

camps for Uyghurs, and asked the European Commission 

to review its relationship with the People’s Republic of 

China; 

Whereas, on May 21, 2021, Lithuania withdrew from the 

17+1 format that facilitates collaboration between Central and Eastern European nations and the People’s Republic of China; 

Whereas the 17+1 was designed by the Chinese Communist 

Party (CCP) to both create business and cultural exchange opportunities for the People’s Republic of China, 

and to divide European nations on sub-regional issues regarding the People’s Republic of China; 

Whereas, on June 22, 2021, the Government of Lithuania 

announced its donation of 20,000 COVID–19 vaccines to 

Taiwan after the People’s Republic of China blocked Taiwan from participation in the world-wide COVAX vaccine 

sharing scheme; 

Whereas, on July 20, 2021, the Government of Lithuania announced the establishment of exchange offices with Taiwan under the name of the Taiwanese Representative Office; 

Whereas the CCP has aggressively punished other organizations and nations for using the name ‘‘Taiwan’’ to refer 

to the island, rather than referring to it by the CCP preferred ‘‘Chinese Taipei’’, a practice by which the CCP 

seeks to force other nations to conform to its view that 

Taiwan is a part of China; 

Whereas, in retaliation to the Government of Lithuania’s announcement of the Taiwanese Representative Office, the 


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CCP implemented severe economic restrictions on Lithuania; 

Whereas, on August 10, 2021, the Government of the People’s Republic of China protested the announcement of 

the new Lithuanian office in Taiwan by recalling its ambassador to Vilnius, and demanding that Lithuania remove its ambassador from Beijing; 

Whereas, on September 4, 2021, Lithuania’s Ambassador to 

China, Diana Mickeviˇcien ̇e, returned to Vilnius; 

Whereas Lithuania’s European neighbors and European 

Union (EU) leaders have commended Lithuania’s bravery 

and have expressed willingness to stand in solidarity with 

Lithuania’s decision, including by issuing a joint letter 

from European Parliament members on September 3, 

2021; 

Whereas, on September 15, 2021, Secretary of State Antony 

Blinken reaffirmed the United States commitment to 

Lithuania, stating, ‘‘Lithuania and the United States are 

very strong partners in NATO. We stand together for 

collective defense and security. We stand against economic coercion, including that being exerted by China.’’; 

Whereas, on September 21, 2021, the Ministry of National 

Defence in Lithuania recommended that citizens not purchase phones manufactured in the People’s Republic of 

China and throw away their existing phones, after evidence emerged that the devices have censorship technology built in; 

Whereas, on September 22, 2021, the Government of Lithuania announced an additional vaccine donation to Taiwan totaling 235,900 doses; 


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Whereas the People’s Republic of China has engaged in economic coercion to punish countries that do not do as the 

CCP wishes, including by banning the import of Australian wine and agricultural products after the Government of Australia supported launching an international 

investigation into the origins of the COVID–19 pandemic, closing South Korean department stores and tourism after the Republic of Korea deployed the United 

States Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile battery, restricting imports from the Philippines after that 

nation protested the People’s Republic of China’s assertive and unlawful actions in Scarborough Shoal, and cutting the imports of Norwegian salmon after Norway 

awarded a Chinese dissident with the Nobel Prize; 

Whereas the CCP regularly uses its economic power to pressure Taiwan’s diplomatic allies to cut ties with the island 

and instead diplomatically recognize the People’s Republic of China, as it did most recently with the Solomon Islands and Kiribati, leaving Taiwan with just 15 diplomatic allies; and 

Whereas the CCP has repeatedly and continuously barred 

Taiwan from meaningful participation in key international organizations such as the World Health Organization, International Civil Aviation Organization, and 

other United Nations organizations and affiliated mechanisms in an attempt to diplomatically isolate Taiwan: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Whereas, on May 20, 2021, the parliament of Lithuania passed 

a resolution in which it recognized the People’s Republic 

of China’s treatment of the Uyghurs and members of Muslim and minority communities in Xinjiang region as a 

genocide, called upon the United Nations to investigate the 


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People’s Republic of China’s internment camps for 

Uyghurs, and asked the European Commission to review 

its relationship with the People’s Republic of China; 

Whereas, on May 21, 2021, Lithuania withdrew from the 

17+1 format that facilitates collaboration between Central 

and Eastern European nations and the People’s Republic 

of China; 

Whereas the 17+1 was designed by the Chinese Communist 

Party (CCP) to both create business and cultural exchange 

opportunities for the People’s Republic of China, and to 

divide European nations on sub-regional issues regarding 

the People’s Republic of China; 

Whereas, on June 22, 2021, the Government of Lithuania announced its donation of 20,000 COVID–19 vaccines to Taiwan after the People’s Republic of China blocked Taiwan 

from participation in the world-wide COVAX vaccine 

sharing scheme; 

Whereas, on July 20, 2021, the Government of Lithuania announced the establishment of exchange offices with Taiwan 

under the name of the Taiwanese Representative Office, 

which formally opened on November 18, 2021; 

Whereas the CCP has aggressively punished other organizations and nations for using the name ‘‘Taiwan’’ to refer 

to the island, rather than referring to it by the CCP preferred ‘‘Chinese Taipei’’, a practice by which the CCP 

seeks to force other nations to conform to its view that Taiwan is a part of China; 

Whereas, in retaliation to the Government of Lithuania’s announcement of the Taiwanese Representative Office, the 

CCP implemented severe economic restrictions on Lithuania, including the removal of Lithuania from the PeoVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:12 Apr 07, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR446.RS SR446

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ple’s Republic of China’s customs registry and the rejection 

of Lithuanian import applications; 

Whereas, on August 10, 2021, the Government of the People’s 

Republic of China protested the announcement of the new 

Lithuanian office in Taiwan by recalling its ambassador 

to Vilnius, and demanding that Lithuania remove its ambassador from Beijing; 

Whereas, on September 4, 2021, Lithuania’s Ambassador to 

China, Diana Mickevicˇiene ̇, returned to Vilnius, and on 

December 15, 2021, the Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing 

was closed; 

Whereas Lithuania’s European neighbors and European Union 

(EU) leaders have commended Lithuania’s bravery and 

have expressed willingness to stand in solidarity with 

Lithuania against Chinese coercion, including by issuing 

a joint letter from European Parliament members on September 3, 2021, as well as in a statement from EU Minister for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell; 

Whereas, on September 15, 2021, Secretary of State Antony 

Blinken reaffirmed the United States commitment to Lithuania, stating, ‘‘Lithuania and the United States are very 

strong partners in NATO. We stand together for collective 

defense and security. We stand against economic coercion, 

including that being exerted by China.’’; 

Whereas, on September 21, 2021, the Ministry of National 

Defence in Lithuania recommended that citizens not purchase phones manufactured in the People’s Republic of 

China and throw away their existing phones, after evidence emerged that the devices have censorship technology 

built in; 


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Whereas, on September 22, 2021, the Government of Lithuania 

announced an additional vaccine donation to Taiwan totaling 235,900 doses; 

Whereas the People’s Republic of China has engaged in economic coercion to punish countries that do not do as the 

CCP wishes, including by banning the import of Australian wine and agricultural products after the Government of Australia supported launching an international 

investigation into the origins of the COVID–19 pandemic, 

closing South Korean department stores and tourism after 

the Republic of Korea deployed the United States Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile battery, restricting imports from the Philippines after that nation protested the People’s Republic of China’s assertive and unlawful actions in Scarborough Shoal, and cutting the imports of Norwegian salmon after Norway awarded a Chinese dissident with the Nobel Prize; 

Whereas the People’s Republic of China has made efforts to coerce multinational companies to suspend business in Lithuanian by threatening to exclude them from the Chinese 

market; 

Whereas the CCP regularly uses its economic power to pressure 

Taiwan’s diplomatic allies to cut ties with the island and 

instead diplomatically recognize the People’s Republic of 

China, as it did most recently with the Solomon Islands 

and Kiribati, leaving Taiwan with just 15 diplomatic allies; 

Whereas Taiwan announced the creation of a $200,000,000 investment fund to increase bilateral trade and support critical industries in Lithuania, and has made efforts to receive Lithuanian goods originally bound for China that 


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were blocked from delivery by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and 

Whereas the CCP has repeatedly and continuously barred Taiwan from meaningful participation in key international 

organizations such as the World Health Organization, 

International Civil Aviation Organization, and other 

United Nations organizations and affiliated mechanisms 

in an attempt to diplomatically isolate Taiwan: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commends the Government of Lithuania for 

3 its decision to deepen ties with Taiwan and standing 

4 up to the Chinese Communist Party’s unfair coer5 cion and pressure; 

6 (2) commits to supporting Lithuania and Tai7 wan in the face of these challenges, including by ex8 ploring ways to increase economic cooperation with 

9 both countries; 

10 (3) encourages European allies to continue to 

11 stand in solidarity with Lithuania against aggression 

12 from the Government of the People’s Republic of 

13 China; 

14 (4) encourages the Lithuanian business commu15 nity to continue to seek opportunities for investment 

16 and growth with reliable partners outside of the Peo17 ple’s Republic of China’s abusive economic system; 


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1 (5) expresses concern with the CCP’s aggressive 

2 actions and attempts to influence bilateral relations 

3 between governments attempting to build positive 

4 ties with Taiwan, a beacon of democracy in the 

5 Indo-Pacific and a key United States partner; and 

6 (6) supports Taiwan in its struggle against 

7 CCP malign influence, coercion, and aggression, 

8 which threatens not only the Taiwanese people and 

9 countries in the Indo-Pacific, but also any nation 

10 around the world that enacts policies or positions 

11 that are inconsistent with those of the CCP. 

12 That the Senate— 

13 (1) commends the Government of Lithuania for 

14 its decision to deepen ties with Taiwan and for stand15 ing up to the Chinese Communist Party’s unfair coer16 cion and pressure; 

17 (2) commits to supporting Lithuania and Tai18 wan in the face of these challenges, including by ex19 ploring ways to increase economic cooperation with 

20 both countries; 

21 (3) calls on the President to develop a whole-of22 government strategy to counter the People’s Republic 

23 of China’s economic coercion targeting United States 

24 allies and partners; 


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1 (4) encourages the European Union and Euro2 pean allies to continue to stand in solidarity with 

3 Lithuania against aggression from the Government of 

4 the People’s Republic of China; 

5 (5) encourages the Lithuanian business commu6 nity to continue to seek opportunities for investment 

7 and growth with reliable partners outside of the Peo8 ple’s Republic of China’s abusive economic system; 

9 (6) commends efforts to increase United States 

10 financial support for the Global Cooperation and 

11 Training Framework, and encourages United States 

12 Embassy Vilnius, in coordination with like-minded 

13 partners, to host workshops that showcase Taiwan’s 

14 capacity to solve global challenges; 

15 (7) expresses concern with the CCP’s aggressive 

16 actions and attempts to influence bilateral relations 

17 between governments attempting to build positive ties 

18 with Taiwan, a beacon of democracy in the Indo-Pa19 cific and a key United States partner, and joins the 

20 European Union in the exploration of an investiga21 tion into this Lithuanian-Chinese trade dispute 

22 through the World Trade Organization; 

23 (8) supports Taiwan in its struggle against CCP 

24 malign influence, coercion, and aggression, which 

25 threatens not only the Taiwanese people and countries 


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1 in the Indo-Pacific, but also any nation around the 

2 world that enacts policies or positions that are incon3 sistent with those of the CCP; and 

4 (9) encourages other United States allies and 

5 partners to build closer diplomatic, strategic, eco6 nomic, and people-to-people ties with Taiwan. 


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Calendar No. 341 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 446 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the Government of the Republic of 

coercion by the Chinese Communist Party. Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against Lithuania for its resolve in increasing ties with 

APRIL 6, 2022 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

preamble 


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