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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 12
Relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan’s) participation in the United
Nations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan’s) participation
in the United Nations.
Whereas China has been a divided nation since 1949, and the
Governments of the Republic of China on Taiwan (here-
inafter cited as ‘‘Taiwan’’) and the People’s Republic of
China on Mainland China (hereinafter cited as ‘‘Main-
land China’’) have exercised exclusive jurisdiction over
separate parts of China;
Whereas Taiwan has the 19th largest gross national product
in the world, a strong and vibrant economy, and one of
the largest foreign exchange reserves of any nation;
Whereas Taiwan has dramatically improved its record on
human rights and routinely holds free and fair elections
in a multiparty system, as evidenced most recently by the
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December 3, 1994 balloting for local and provincial
officials;
Whereas the 21 million people on Taiwan are not represented
in the United Nations and their human rights as citizens
of the world are therefore severely abridged;
Whereas Taiwan has in recent years repeatedly expressed its
strong desire to participate in the United Nations;
Whereas Taiwan has much to contribute to the work and
funding of the United Nations;
Whereas Taiwan has demonstrated its commitment to the
world community by responding to international disasters
and crises such as environmental destruction in the Per-
sian Gulf and famine in Rwanda by providing financial
donations, medical assistance, and other forms of aid;
Whereas the world community has reacted positively to Tai-
wan’s desire for international participation, as shown by
Taiwan’s continued membership in the Asian Develop-
ment Bank, the admission of Taiwan into the Asia-Pa-
cific Economic Cooperation group as a full member, and
the accession of Taiwan as an observer at the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as the first step toward
becoming a contracting party to that organization;
Whereas the United States has supported Taiwan’s participa-
tion in these bodies and indicated, in its policy review of
September 1994, a stronger and more active policy of
support for Taiwan’s participation in other international
organizations;
Whereas Taiwan has repeatedly stated that its participation
in international organizations is that of a divided nation,
with no intention to challenge the current international
status of Mainland China;
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Whereas the United Nations and other international organi-
zations have established precedents concerning the admis-
sion of separate parts of divided nations, such as Korea
and Germany; and
Whereas Taiwan’s participation in international organizations
would not prevent or imperil a future voluntary union be-
tween Taiwan and Mainland China any more than the
recognition of separate governments in the former West
Germany and the former East Germany prevented the
voluntary reunification of Germany: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) Taiwan deserves full participation, including
a seat, in the United Nations; and
(2) the Government of the United States should
immediately encourage the United Nations to estab-
lish an ad hoc committee for the purpose of studying
membership for Taiwan in that organization and its
related agencies.
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