IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 29 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume 
normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2013 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself and Mr. ANDREWS) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, 
and for other purposes. 
Whereas the people of Taiwan have established a vibrant and 
pluralistic democracy only 20 years ago; 
Whereas since then, the people of Taiwan have conducted five 
successful presidential elections, successive elections for 
members of their national legislature, numerous local 
elections, and two national referendums; 
Whereas Taiwan has never been under the jurisdiction of the 
People’s Republic of China, which continues to illegit-
imately claim sovereignty over Taiwan and its 23,000,000 
citizens; 
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Whereas the Shanghai Communique, which maintains that 
there is ‘‘One China’’ and that ‘‘Taiwan is part of 
China’’, was established without the consultation of Con-
gress or the people of Taiwan; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China has since used the 
‘‘One China Policy’’ to block Taiwan’s membership and 
full participation in international organizations and 
events, ranging from the United Nations and the World 
Health Organization to the Olympics; 
Whereas the ‘‘One China Policy’’ is effectively obsolete, and 
does not the reflect the obvious reality that Taiwan has 
functioned as an independent and sovereign country for 
over half a century; 
Whereas the only other countries in the world with which the 
United States does not have diplomatic relations are 
Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea; 
Whereas Taiwan maintains diplomatic, cultural, and eco-
nomic relations with several countries around the world; 
Whereas Taiwan and the United States maintained formal 
diplomatic relations until 1979; 
Whereas former President Jimmy Carter severed diplomatic 
ties with Taiwan in 1979 and terminated the Mutual De-
fense Treaty between the United States and Taiwan 
without consulting or seeking the approval of Congress; 
Whereas Congress responded later that year by adopting the 
Taiwan Relations Act, codifying in law the basis for con-
tinued friendly relations between the United States and 
Taiwan; 
Whereas former President Ronald Reagan issued the ‘‘Six 
Assurances’’ to Taiwan in July 1982, including the as-
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surance that ‘‘[t]he United States would not formally rec-
ognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.’’; 
Whereas both the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assur-
ances form the cornerstone of United States-Taiwan rela-
tions; and 
Whereas Taiwan has been a steadfast ally of the United 
States and a responsible and compassionate member of 
the world community: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the President should abandon the fun-
damentally flawed ‘‘One China Policy’’ in favor of a 
more realistic ‘‘One China, One Taiwan Policy’’ that 
recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign and independent 
country, separate from the undemocratic Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing; 
(2) the President should begin the process of 
resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; 
and 
(3) the President, the Permanent Representa-
tive of the United States to the United Nations, and 
other relevant United States officials should aggres-
sively support Taiwan’s full participation in the 
United Nations and any other international organi-
zation of which the United States is a member, and 
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for which statehood is a requirement for member-
ship. 
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