IV 
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. 
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 
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 de-
mocracy; 
Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted three success-
ful 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 
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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 il-
legitimately 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 Con-
gress or people of Taiwan; 
Whereas Communist China has since used the ‘‘One China 
Policy’’ to block Taiwan’s membership and full participa-
tion in international organizations and events, ranging 
from the United Nations and the World Health Organi-
zation to the Olympics; 
Whereas the ‘‘One China Policy’’ is effectively obsolete, and 
does not reflect the obvious reality that Taiwan has func-
tioned as an independent and sovereign country for over 
half a century; 
Whereas Taiwan maintains diplomatic, cultural, and eco-
nomic 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 con-
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tinued friendly relations between the United States and 
Taiwan; 
Whereas former President Ronald Reagan issued the ‘‘Six 
Assurances’’ to Taiwan in July 1982, including the as-
surance that ‘‘[t]he United States would not formally rec-
ognize 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 re-
solved 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 fun-
damentally 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; 
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(B) the President should begin the process 
of resuming normal diplomatic relations with 
Taiwan; and 
(C) the President, the Permanent Rep-
resentative of the United States to the United 
Nations, and other relevant United States offi-
cials 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 state-
hood is a requirement for membership. 
Æ 
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