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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 73 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 73

 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume 
 normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan (the Republic of China), and 
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2007

Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Chabot) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume 
 normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan (the Republic of China), and 
                          for other purposes.

Whereas the people of Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China) have 
        established a vibrant and pluralistic democracy;
Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted three successful presidential 
        elections, successive elections for members of their national 
        legislature, numerous local elections, and one national referendum;
Whereas President Bush recently noted, ``Taiwan is free and democratic and 
        prosperous. By embracing freedom at all levels, Taiwan has delivered 
        prosperity to its people and created a free and democratic'' society.;
Whereas Taiwan has never been under the jurisdiction of the Communist government 
        in Beijing, which continues to illegitimately claim sovereignty over 
        Taiwan and its 23,000,000 citizens;
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 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 functioned as 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 former President Jimmy Carter abruptly 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 in 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 assurance that ``[t]he United States would 
        not formally recognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.'';
Whereas former President Bill Clinton declared that the United States will 
        ``continue to make absolutely clear that the issues between Beijing and 
        Taiwan must be resolved peacefully and with the assent of the people of 
        Taiwan.''; and
Whereas Taiwan has been a steadfast ally of the United States and a responsible 
        and compassionate member of the world community: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That--
            (1) the United States commends the people of Taiwan for 
        making a successful transition from a dictatorship to a 
        flourishing, multi-party democracy that respects human rights; 
        and
            (2) it is the sense of Congress that--
                    (A) the President should abandon the fundamentally 
                flawed ``One China Policy'' in favor of a more 
                realistic ``One China, One Taiwan Policy'' that 
                recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign and independent 
                country, separate from the Communist regime in Beijing;
                    (B) the President should begin the process of 
                resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; and
                    (C) the President, the Permanent Representative of 
                the United States to the United Nations, and other 
                relevant United States officials should aggressively 
                support Taiwan's full participation in the United 
                Nations and any other international organization of 
                which the United States is a member, and for which 
                statehood is a requirement for membership.
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