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Whereas the interests of the United States in regional stabil-
ity, nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, de-
mocracy, and free trade are shared with several allies and
partners in the region, and it is critical that the emer-
gence of a regional hegemonic power be prevented by ef-
fective and timely diplomacy and clearly stated policies,
incentives, and penalties;
Whereas United States policy should be driven by the values
and vital interests of the United States and must seek to
differentiate clearly between types of behavior that sup-
port and threaten such values and interests;
Whereas the people of the Republic of China (ROC) will have
a democratically elected government at every level when
the presidential elections are held in March of 1996;
Whereas the ROC, in less than 50 years, has increased its
per capita gross national product from $50 to $12,000,
acquired the world’s largest currency reserves, is the 13th
largest trading economy, is host to more than 2,600
United States companies, and is the shipping and com-
munication hub of Asia—all while making a peaceful
transition to democracy;
Whereas the ROC, sharing with the United States the fun-
damental values of political, religious, and economic free-
dom, free trade, rule of law, tolerance for diversity, and
peaceful relations, is a model for the rapidly developing
and strategically critical Asian region;
Whereas the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has in recent
months staged numerous military exercises near the Tai-
wan Straits area, including tests of nuclear-capable bal-
listic missiles;
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Whereas the military exercises have caused a high degree of
tension in the Taiwan Straits area and serious concern
in the neighboring countries, who are mindful of the fact
that the People’s Liberation Army has initiated conflicts
with its neighbors, including Russia, India, Taiwan, Viet-
nam, Tibet, and Korea in the past 45 years, and in the
United States, which is mindful of the thousands of its
soldiers lost in three major wars in Asia;
Whereas this concern is spurred by the 140 percent increase
in the military budget of the PRC in the past 6 years,
with particular concern arising from the concentration of
the PRC on airborne and amphibious rapid-deployment
capabilities supported by new submarines and aircraft, as
well as advanced negotiations to purchase aircraft car-
riers;
Whereas the PRC is the only nation that continues to offi-
cially target the United States with nuclear weapons, is
the only country other than Russia to operate road-mo-
bile ballistic missiles, and is violating its pledges with re-
spect to the development of nuclear, chemical, and bio-
logical weapons;
Whereas the PRC continues to provide training, technology,
components, and complete nuclear and missile systems to
other countries, including hostile and unstable middle
east regimes such as those in Iran, Iraq, Syria;
Whereas the decision of the United States to establish diplo-
matic relations with the PRC, as expressed in the Taiwan
Relations Act, is based ‘‘upon the expectation that the fu-
ture of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means’’;
Whereas the people of Taiwan and the PRC have the right
to be represented respectively in the world community;
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Whereas the ROC has repeatedly stated that its participation
in international organizations is that of ‘‘parallel rep-
resentation’’, with no intention of challenging the current
international status of the PRC;
Whereas international organizations such as the United Na-
tions have established ample precedents concerning such
‘‘parallel representation’’, such as in the case of Korea
and Germany; and
Whereas Taiwan’s increasing international standing as a
leading market economy, a contributor of assistance to
other countries, and a democracy, and its membership in
the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the
Asian Development Bank, amplify the sense of the Sen-
ate as expressed in Senate Resolution 270, passed in Oc-
tober 1994, that Taiwan should become a member, at the
earliest possible time, of the World Trade Organization,
the International Monetary Fund, and the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the President should take all appropriate
steps to acknowledge and embrace the full accession
to democratic status by the people of the Republic
of China (hereafter in this resolution referred to as
the ‘‘ROC’’) upon the successful completion of their
presidential election, and convey the support and ap-
preciation of the people of the United States for this
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accomplishment, which has been a goal long sup-
ported by the United States Government;
(2) any attempt by the People’s Republic of
China (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the
‘‘PRC’’) to threaten the peace and stability of the
ROC is a threat to peace and security in the Pacific
and a matter of grave concern to the United States;
(3) the President should immediately undertake
intensified diplomatic initiatives to insist that the
PRC reduce tensions with the ROC by means of dia-
logue and other confidence building measures and
provide to the Congress, within 90 days after the
date on which this resolution is adopted, a report on
the progress of these initiatives;
(4) the President should immediately join the
Congress in condemning the use by the PRC of
‘‘missile diplomacy’’, military intimidation, subver-
sion, or economic warfare against any sovereign
democratic country in the region, especially Taiwan;
(5) the President should immediately join the
Congress in condemning the recent implicit threats
by the PRC of missile attacks against the United
States as irresponsible, dangerous, unacceptable,
and a clear signal to the United States that greater
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attention be paid to the nuclear program of the
PRC;
(6) the President should, within 90 days after
the date on which this resolution is adopted, submit
to the Congress a comprehensive report on how to
accommodate Taiwan’s strong aspiration for partici-
pation in international organizations, in particular
the functional organizations such as the World
Trade Organization, the International Monetary
Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, the International Maritime Orga-
nization, the International Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion, the International Telecommunications Union,
and INTELSAT;
(7) the President should review the defense
needs of the ROC, under the terms of the Taiwan
Relations Act, and take appropriate actions on the
basis of that review; and
(8) the President should, within 30 days after
the date on which this resolution is adopted, submit
to the Congress a report on the range of options
available to provide the people of Taiwan, and the
100,000 United States forces in the east Asian re-
gion, with adequate warning and defense capabilities
against ballistic missiles of the PRC and naval