IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 137 
Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between 
the United States and Taiwan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2007 
Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. CHABOT, and 
Mr. ROHRABACHER) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade 
agreement between the United States and Taiwan. 
Whereas for more than 50 years a close bilateral relationship, 
codified in the Taiwan Relations Act, has existed between 
the United States and Taiwan, which has been of enor-
mous economic, cultural, and strategic advantage to both 
countries; 
Whereas on January 1, 2002, Taiwan was admitted into the 
World Trade Organization, resulting in reduced Tai-
wanese tariffs and increased market access for foreign in-
vestment; 
Whereas a 2002 United States International Trade Commis-
sion report found that exports by some sectors of the 
United States economy would increase significantly in 
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percentage terms (motor vehicles, rice, fish, and other 
food imports to Taiwan would increase by more than 100 
percent) if the United States entered into a free trade 
agreement with Taiwan; 
Whereas on November 16, 2005, President Bush affirmed the 
strong ties between the United States and Taiwan, stat-
ing that Taiwan is a ‘‘free and democratic Chinese soci-
ety’’, and that economic reforms have made it ‘‘one of the 
world’s most important trading partners’’; 
Whereas bilateral trade between Taiwan and the United 
States was $57,000,000,000 in 2005 and is estimated to 
have reached $60,000,000,000 in 2006, resulting in the 
United States ranking as Taiwan’s second-largest export 
market, and Taiwan ranking as the 8th-largest export 
market of the United States; 
Whereas Taiwan is the fifth-largest market for United States 
agricultural products and, in terms of per capita con-
sumption, Taiwan is the world’s largest consumer of 
United States agricultural products, the third-largest 
buyer of United States beef and corn, the fifth-largest 
buyer of United States soybeans, and the eighth-largest 
buyer of United States wheat; 
Whereas Taiwan has become the world’s largest producer of 
information technology hardware, and ranks first in the 
production of notebook computers, monitors, mother-
boards, and scanners; 
Whereas the United States is an important supplier of elec-
trical machinery and appliances, transport equipment, 
scientific instruments, and chemical products to Taiwan; 
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Whereas Taiwan is widely recognized as a leader in the pro-
motion of labor rights and environmental protection, and 
continues to make advances in these areas; 
Whereas the United States and Taiwan have already entered 
into more than 150 bilateral agreements; 
Whereas Taiwan, as a member of the World Trade Organiza-
tion, is entitled to the same right as any other member 
to enter into free trade agreements with other countries; 
Whereas Taiwan, as a democracy and free market economy, 
shares with the United States principles and values that 
provide a strong foundation for open, fair, and mutually 
beneficial trade relations; and 
Whereas maintaining and strengthening a robust trade rela-
tionship with Taiwan is of economic significance to the 
United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
United States should increase trade opportunities with 
Taiwan by launching negotiations without delay to enter 
into a free trade agreement with Taiwan. 
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