IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 76 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should urge the 
People’s Republic of China not to enact into law the so-called ‘‘anti- 
secession’’ legislation with respect to Taiwan and should reaffirm its 
unwavering commitment to Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005 
Mr. MILLER of Florida submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
should urge the People’s Republic of China not to enact 
into law the so-called ‘‘anti-secession’’ legislation with 
respect to Taiwan and should reaffirm its unwavering 
commitment to Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
Whereas for over half a century a close relationship has ex-
isted between the United States and Taiwan which has 
been of enormous economic, cultural, and strategic ad-
vantage to both countries; 
Whereas Taiwan today is a full-fledged democracy with a vi-
brant economy and a vigorous multi-party political sys-
tem that respects human rights and the rule of law; 
Whereas Taiwan is an ally of the United States;
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Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
is currently considering enacting into law the so-called 
‘‘anti-secession’’ legislation with respect to Taiwan, which 
is expected to codify in law China’s claim to sovereignty 
over democratic Taiwan and China’s strong opposition to 
any move toward formal independence by Taiwan; 
Whereas the consideration by the People’s Republic of China 
of the ‘‘anti-secession’’ legislation is coming at a time 
when both China and Taiwan have taken conciliatory 
steps toward each other, including the initiation of holi-
day charter flights that began in late January 2005, 
which are the first nonstop commercial air traffic across 
the Taiwan Strait in 55 years; 
Whereas both China and Taiwan have signaled they might be 
willing to restart talks relating to the status of Taiwan; 
Whereas a poll conducted by Taiwan’s independent ERA Sur-
vey Research Center in late December 2004 found that 
58 percent of respondents believed that an ‘‘anti-seces-
sion’’ law is likely to increase cross-strait tension; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China has failed to divulge 
the details of its ‘‘anti-secession’’ legislation, thus cre-
ating unnecessary tension between China Taiwan; 
Whereas Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has suggested 
that in response to the enactment of the ‘‘anti-secession’’ 
law by the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan might re-
taliate with its own ‘‘anti-annexation’’ law; 
Whereas an ‘‘anti-secession’’ law of the People’s Republic of 
China will destroy Taiwan’s hopes for peaceful negotia-
tions with China; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China refuses to renounce 
the use of force against Taiwan;
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Whereas the security of the 23,000,000 people in Taiwan is 
threatened by deployment by the People’s Republic of 
China of over 400 short-range ballistic missiles targeted 
at Taiwan and the purchase by China of advanced weap-
onry systems, including Su-27 and Su-30 fighter planes, 
Kilo submarines, and Sovremenny destroyers; 
Whereas section 2(b)(4) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 
U.S.C. 3301(b)(4)) considers ‘‘any effort to determine 
the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, in-
cluding by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace 
and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave 
concern to the United States’’; 
Whereas section 2(b)(6) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 
U.S.C. 3301(b)(6)) requires the United States ‘‘to main-
tain the capacity . . . to resist any resort to force or other 
forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or 
the social or economical system, of the people on Tai-
wan’’; 
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) provides explicit guarantees that the 
United States will make available defense articles and de-
fense services necessary in such quantity as may be nec-
essary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-de-
fense capability; 
Whereas President George W. Bush stated on April 24, 
2001, that the United States will do whatever it takes to 
help Taiwan defend itself; and 
Whereas the July 2002 Report to the Congress of the United 
States-China Economic and Security Review Commission 
stated that ‘‘China is enhancing its capability to carry 
out attacks across the Taiwan Strait with its special op-
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erations forces, air forces and navy and missiles forces 
with little notice,’’ and ‘‘the Commission recommends 
that the U.S. along with its allies should continue to call 
upon China to renounce the threat of or the use of force 
against Taiwan’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Government of the United States should 
urge the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China in the strongest possible terms not to enact 
into law the so-called ‘‘anti-secession’’ legislation or 
any other legislation that threatens Taiwan or in 
any way jeopardizes peace between China and Tai-
wan; 
(2) the President should seek from the leaders 
of the People’s Republic of China an immediate and 
unequivocal public renunciation of any use of force, 
or threat to use force, against Taiwan; 
(3) the Government of the United States should 
continue to encourage a regional high-level dialogue 
on the best means to ensure stability, peace, freedom 
of the seas, and deterrence in East Asia; 
(4) the Government of the United States should 
reaffirm its unwavering commitment to the Taiwan 
Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et
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seq.) as the cornerstone of United States relations 
with Taiwan; 
(5) the President should encourage further dia-
logue between democratic Taiwan and the People’s 
Republic of China; 
(6) the future of Taiwan should be determined 
peacefully and with the express consent of the people 
of Taiwan; and 
(7) the President should direct all appropriate 
officials of the United States to raise these concerns 
with the appropriate officials of the People’s Repub-
lic of China, and should seek a public, immediate, 
and unequivocal renunciation from the leaders of the 
People’s Republic of China of any threat or use of 
force against Taiwan. 
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