IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 381 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United 
States by democratically elected officials of Taiwan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2006 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits 
to the United States by democratically elected officials 
of Taiwan. 
Whereas, for over half a century, a close relationship has ex-
isted between the United States and Taiwan which has 
been of enormous political, economic, cultural, and stra-
tegic advantage to both countries; 
Whereas Taiwan is one of the strongest democratic allies of 
the United States in the Asia-Pacific region; 
Whereas it is United States policy to support and strengthen 
democracy around the world; 
Whereas during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Taiwan 
made a remarkable transition to a full-fledged democracy 
with a vibrant economy and a vigorous multi-party polit-
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•HCON 381 IH 
ical system that respects human rights and the rule of 
law; 
Whereas President George W. Bush, in his speech in Kyoto, 
Japan, in November 2005, lauded Taiwan for its demo-
cratic achievements; 
Whereas United States praise for Taiwan’s democracy has 
yet to be translated into equal treatment of Taiwan’s 
democratically-elected leaders, as the United States, due 
to pressure from the People’s Republic of China, con-
tinues to adhere to guidelines from the 1970s which bar 
the President, Vice President, Premier, Foreign Minister, 
and Defense Minister of Taiwan from coming to Wash-
ington, D.C.; 
Whereas the United States has acquiesced for more than two 
decades to demands made by the People’s Republic of 
China to bar these high-level officials from visiting Wash-
ington, D.C., while allowing the unelected leaders of the 
People’s Republic of China to routinely visit Washington 
D.C., and welcoming them to the White House; 
Whereas these self-imposed restrictions lead to a lack of di-
rect contact and communication with the democratically 
elected leaders of Taiwan, and deprive the President, 
Congress, and the American public of the opportunity to 
engage in a direct dialogue regarding developments in the 
Asia-Pacific region and key elements of the relationship 
between the United States and Taiwan; 
Whereas in consideration of the major economic, security, 
and political interests shared by the United States and 
Taiwan, it is in the national interest of the United States 
to meet with and communicate directly with Taiwan’s 
democratically elected leaders; 
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Whereas since the Taiwan Strait is one of the flashpoints in 
the world, it is essential that United States policymakers 
directly communicate with the leaders of Taiwan; 
Whereas because of the policy of restricting high-level offi-
cials from Taiwan from making official visits to Wash-
ington, D.C., Members of Congress need to rely solely 
upon indirect assessments provided by the President or 
by the People’s Republic of China; and 
Whereas the Immigration and Nationality Technical Correc-
tions Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–416) provides that 
the President or other high-level official of Taiwan shall 
be welcome in the United States, including in Wash-
ington, D.C., at any time to discuss a variety of impor-
tant issues: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) all restrictions on visits to the United States 
by high-level elected and appointed officials of Tai-
wan, including the democratically-elected President 
of Taiwan, should be lifted; 
(2) the United States should encourage direct 
high-level exchanges at the Cabinet level, in order to 
strengthen a policy dialogue with Taiwan’s Govern-
ment; and 
(3) it is in the national interest of the United 
States to strengthen its links with the democrat-
ically-elected government of Taiwan and dem-
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onstrate stronger support for democracy in the Asia- 
Pacific region. 
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