IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 689 
Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to the Chinese 
Communist Party’s ‘‘stolen valor’’ historical revisionism with regards 
to Allied Victory in Asia, commemorating the contributions made by 
the Republic of China to Allied Victory, and acknowledging the postwar 
contributions of the Government of Japan to peace and stability in 
the Indo-Pacific. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. TIFFANY, and 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives 
to the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘‘stolen valor’’ histor-
ical revisionism with regards to Allied Victory in Asia, 
commemorating the contributions made by the Republic 
of China to Allied Victory, and acknowledging the post-
war contributions of the Government of Japan to peace 
and stability in the Indo-Pacific. 
Whereas, on September 3, 2025, the Chinese Communist 
Party held (CCP) an exercise in orchestrated propaganda 
in Beijing ostensibly commemorating the eightieth anni-
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•HRES 689 IH 
versary of the end of what it called the ‘‘Chinese People’s 
War against Japanese Aggression’’, a theater of the 
‘‘World Anti-Fascist War’’, attended by heads of state or 
government from countries that included Russia, the Peo-
ple’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea), 
Belarus, Iran, Cuba, and other totalitarian and authori-
tarian nations that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 
seeks to align with its vision of a future world order, or 
‘‘Community of Common Destiny for Mankind’’; 
Whereas the CCP’s claim that forces under its command de-
serve primary credit for the victory of the Allies over the 
Empire of Japan in World War II is a historical revi-
sionist claim which amounts to ‘‘stolen valor’’ at the ex-
pense of the United States’ wartime ally Republic of 
China (ROC) and the U.S. Armed Forces engaged in the 
Pacific theater; 
Whereas the brunt of the war effort against the then-Empire 
of Japan in China was borne by the ROC and armed 
forces under the leadership of Chinese Nationalists, or 
Kuomintang; 
Whereas even before the formal declaration of war between 
the United States and the Empire of Japan, former 
American servicemen formed the American Volunteer 
Group, known as the Flying Tigers, to assist the ROC 
in its war of resistance; 
Whereas, following the United States entry into World War 
II, Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, the Allied com-
mander for forces operating in the China-Burma-India 
Theater, and ROC General Sun Li-jen—a graduate of 
Virginia Military Institute—collaborated extensively in 
that theater; 
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Whereas the CCP and its forces did minimal fighting against 
the Empire of Japan relative to those of the Nationalists, 
allowing the soldiers of the ROC to bear the brunt of the 
fighting and casualties while building up military 
strength with the support of the Soviet Union, aimed at 
restarting the civil war the CCP intended to wage against 
the ROC government, with the objective of bringing 
China under Communist control; 
Whereas in a 1939 report to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, 
the CCP’s Chou En-lai (Zhou Enlai) acknowledged that 
of an estimated 1,000,000 casualties suffered in combat 
with the Empire of Japan through the summer of that 
year, only 3 percent were Communist forces, conceding 
the leadership role of the Nationalist leadership of the 
ROC; 
Whereas the CCP and its chairman Mao Tse-tung (Mao 
Zedong), dependent on Soviet assistance, had accepted 
and defended the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between 
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union; 
Whereas the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet 
Union), which had signed a non-aggression pact with 
Japan in April 1941, entered the war on August 9, 1945, 
six days before the de facto cessation of hostilities by 
Japan, and continued military campaigns beyond August 
15 in an effort to occupy as much territory and weaponry 
in Northeastern China and Manchuria for the benefit of 
the CCP and obtain as much materiel and industrial 
equipment as possible for shipment back to the Soviet 
Union; 
Whereas, on September 2, 1945, the Government of the Em-
pire of Japan, signed the Instrument of Surrender of 
Japan (Instrument) and affixed seals to it aboard the 
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USS Missouri, thereby bringing the War in the Pacific 
to an end; 
Whereas, as a wartime ally of the United States, the ROC 
was represented by General Hsu Yung-ch’ang, who af-
fixed his signature to the Instrument; the Supreme Com-
mander for the Allied Powers General of the Army Doug-
las MacArthur signed for the Allied Powers, and the 
United States was represented by Fleet Admiral Chester 
W. Nimitz; 
Whereas the Empire of Japan presented the Instrument to 
the Government of the Republic of China at its capital 
in Nanking, the capital of which is now located in Taipei, 
Taiwan, on September 9, 1945, thereby satisfying the re-
quirement that a signed copy of the Instrument be for-
mally conveyed; 
Whereas, despite the CCP having entered into a United 
Front coalition with the Nationalists in 1937, the CCP 
began to wage a civil war soon after the end of the Sec-
ond World War, seeking to defeat the Nationalists and 
take over control of mainland China; 
Whereas, on November 3, 1946, Japan promulgated a new 
Constitution, effective May 3, 1947, and became a part-
ner for peace in East Asia and entered into a Security 
Treaty Between the United States of America and 
Japan, which was signed on September 8, 1951, and en-
tered into force on April 28, 1952; 
Whereas the U.S. Japan Status-of-Forces Agreement of 
1960, as updated, allows forward deployed U.S. Naval 
Forces and aircraft to be the first line of deterrence pro-
tecting Taiwan and preserving peace in Asia; 
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Whereas Japan’s Self-Defense Forces are able to rapidly de-
ploy a Humanitarian Disaster Relief response; 
Whereas Japan is a member of ‘‘the Quad’’ and participates 
in trilateral dialogues with the United States and the 
Philippines with respect to preserving freedom of naviga-
tion and the need for the PRC to cease acts in the Tai-
wan Strait and the East and South China Seas which 
threaten to destabilize peace in Asia and which may con-
stitute the crime of aggression; 
Whereas the ROC, often referred to as the ‘‘Republic of 
China Taiwan’’, endures today, and President Lai Ching- 
te, in his public addresses, has also invoked this name, 
recalling the Republic’s pre-1945 history and the con-
tributions made by Nationalist soldiers and graduates of 
the Whampoa Military Academy, and joined with other 
World War II allies of the ROC in commemoration of 
Victory in Europe; and 
Whereas the CCP routinely employs propaganda, censorship 
and orchestrated public statements to fabricate a fraudu-
lent narrative that disregards historical facts and distorts 
reality in order to advance its political objectives: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the United States Government, via 
public diplomacy and media outreach, to counter the 
CCP’s historical revisionism and propaganda, par-
ticularly with regard to the Allied Victory in the Sec-
ond World War and to counter the CCP’s ‘‘stolen 
valor’’ narrative which seeks to downplay the role of 
the ROC and elevate that of the CCP’s forces; 
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•HRES 689 IH 
(2) calls upon the U.S. Department of State to 
use its voice, vote and influence at the United Na-
tions and other international organizations to 
counter CCP efforts to distort history, including its 
efforts to distort and disregard the actual text of 
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 
of 1971; 
(3) exhorts the Department of Education and 
State and local school boards to ensure that history 
regarding the United States Second World War al-
lies is taught with historical accuracy, and guards 
against CCP propaganda narratives; 
(4) recognizes the wartime accomplishments of 
the ROC, the United States, and their allies; 
(5) commends the heroism and altruism of the 
American Volunteer Group; 
(6) recognizes the critical, cooperative role 
played by Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and other 
like-minded partners to preserve peace and stability 
in the Indo-Pacific; and 
(7) supports efforts by Taiwan, consistent with 
the Taiwan Allies International Protection and En-
hancement (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116– 
135), as amended, in strengthening its official diplo-
matic relationships and other partnerships with 
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