IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 462
Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations 
Act, and for other purposes.
Whereas April 10, 2004, marked the 25th anniversary of the 
enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 
et seq.), codifying in law the basis for continued commer-
cial, cultural, and other relations between the United 
States and Taiwan; 
Whereas it is and will continue to be United States policy to 
further encourage and expand these extensive commer-
cial, cultural, and other relations between the people of 
the United States and the people of Taiwan during the 
next quarter century; 
Whereas since its enactment in 1979 the Taiwan Relations 
Act has been instrumental in maintaining peace, security, 
and stability in the Taiwan Strait;
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Whereas when the Taiwan Relations Act was enacted, it af-
firmed that the decision of the United States to establish 
diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China 
was based on the expectation that the future of Taiwan 
would be determined by peaceful means; 
Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
refuses to renounce the use of force against Taiwan; 
Whereas the Department of Defense report entitled ‘‘Annual 
Report on the Military Power of the People’s Republic of 
China,’’ dated July 30, 2003, documents that the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China is seeking co-
ercive military options to resolve the Taiwan issue and, 
as of the date of the report, has deployed approximately 
450 short-range ballistic missiles against Taiwan and is 
adding 75 missiles per year to this arsenal; 
Whereas the escalating arms buildup of missiles and other of-
fensive weapons by the People’s Republic of China in 
areas adjacent to the Taiwan Strait is a threat to the 
peace and security of the Western Pacific area; 
Whereas section 3 of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 
3302) requires that the United States Government will 
make available defense articles and defense services in 
such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to 
maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; 
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act requires the United States 
to maintain the capacity to resist any resort to force or 
other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the secu-
rity, or the social or economic system, of the people of 
Taiwan;
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Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act affirms the preservation 
and enhancement of the human rights of the people of 
Taiwan as an objective of the United States; 
Whereas Taiwan serves as a model of democratic reform for 
the People’s Republic of China; 
Whereas Taiwan’s 1996 election was the first time in five 
millennia of recorded Chinese history that a democrat-
ically elected president took office; 
Whereas Taiwan’s democracy has deepened with a peaceful 
transfer of power from one political party to another 
after the presidential election of 2000; 
Whereas the relationship between the United States and Tai-
wan has deepened with Taiwan’s evolution into a full-
fledged, multi-party democracy that respects human 
rights and civil liberties; 
Whereas high-level visits between government officials of the 
United States and Taiwan are not inconsistent with the 
‘‘one China policy’’; and 
Whereas any attempt to determine Taiwan’s future by other 
than peaceful means and other than with the express 
consent of the people of Taiwan would be considered of 
grave concern to the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That—
(1) Congress reaffirms its unwavering commit-
ment to the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 
et seq.) as the cornerstone of United States relations 
with Taiwan;