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bility of United States friends and allies in the Asia-Pa-
cific region; 
Whereas the United States has worked with the international 
community to further the peaceful exploration of space; 
however, the People’s Republic of China is now devel-
oping an advanced military and commercial capability in 
space that includes the People’s Liberation Army’s con-
tinued development of kinetic and non-kinetic anti-sat-
ellite capabilities that could be used to target United 
States Armed Forces and commercial satellite constella-
tions; 
Whereas the United States repeatedly has sought the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’s participation in policies aimed 
at preventing rogue states from acquiring foreign defense 
articles; however, the People’s Republic of China con-
tinues to proliferate military supplies and defense tech-
nologies to the Islamic Republic of Iran in violation of 
United States sanctions as illustrated by United States 
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s identifica-
tion of the People’s Republic of China as not enforcing 
all aspects of international sanctions that bar the sale of 
most nuclear-related equipment to the Islamic Republic 
of Iran in January 2011; 
Whereas the United States has a longstanding relationship 
with Taiwan based on the terms of the Taiwan Relations 
Act (TRA), the three United States-People’s Republic of 
China Joint Communique´s, and the ‘‘Six Assurances’’; 
Whereas the United States remains committed to all elements 
of the TRA, especially maintaining ‘‘the capacity of Tai-
wan to resist any resort to force or other forms of coer-
cion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or 
economic system, of the people on Taiwan’’, as well as 
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making available ‘‘defense articles and defense services in 
such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to 
maintain a sufficient self-defense capability.’’; 
Whereas honoring the three United States-People’s Republic 
of China Joint Communique´s does not imply support for 
China’s ‘‘One China Principle’’, but for the United States 
traditional ‘‘One China Policy’’ that is fully compatible 
with its commitments to, and relations with, Taiwan; and 
Whereas there is a time-honored bond of friendship between 
the people of the United States and China, however, the 
Government of China has continued to oppress the people 
of China by denying basic human rights, such as freedom 
of speech, religion, and assembly, and suppressing minor-
ity groups: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that policy toward the People’s Republic of 
China should be guided by the following strategic United 
States objectives to— 
(1) sustain and deploy clear and unambiguous 
defense and intelligence capabilities to resist any re-
sort to force or other forms of coercion that would 
jeopardize the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific 
region and the security of United States friends and 
allies; 
(2) treat Taiwan in strict accordance with the 
Taiwan Relations Act, the three United States-Peo-
ple’s Republic of China Joint Communique´s and the 
‘‘Six Assurances’’; 
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(3) pursue a robust, balanced, and diversified 
United States economy as the surest means of pro-
viding the United States economic security for lever-
age in interactions with the People’s Republic of 
China on all fronts; 
(4) sustain and deploy clear and overwhelming 
counterintelligence capabilities and guidelines re-
quired to ensure the United States intelligence com-
munity can protect and promote the national secu-
rity of the United States in the face of significant 
espionage efforts of the People’s Republic of China; 
(5) prevent the transfer of technology, intellec-
tual property, or equipment that would make a sub-
stantial contribution to Chinese military or space ca-
pabilities; 
(6) encourage the People’s Republic of China to 
utilize its economic, political, and military power to 
contribute to the health and success of the inter-
national system; 
(7) encourage the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China to support political reform, the 
rule of law, transparency, democratization, human 
rights, and religious freedom; 
(8) encourage the peaceful resolution of mari-
time territorial disputes in the South China Sea and 
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East China Sea, and support efforts to facilitate a 
multilateral, peaceful process to resolve these dis-
putes; and 
(9) convey clearly to Beijing that responsible 
behavior on its part will create the possibility for a 
genuine partnership with the United States on mat-
ters of mutual interest, while unacceptable behavior 
will incur costs that would outweigh any gains. 
Æ 
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