IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 124 
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 
JUNE 20, 2018 
Mr. ROHRABACHER 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; 
Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted six successful 
presidential elections, successive elections for members of 
their national legislature, numerous local elections, and 
three national referendums; 
Whereas Taiwan has never been under the jurisdiction of the 
Communist government in Beijing, which continues to il-
legitimately claim sovereignty over Taiwan and its 
23,500,000 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 Communist China has since used the ‘‘One China 
Policy’’ to block Taiwan’s membership and full participa-
tion in international organizations and events, ranging 
from the United Nations and the World Health Organi-
zation to the Olympics; 
Whereas the ‘‘One China Policy’’ is effectively obsolete, and 
does not reflect the obvious reality that Taiwan has been 
an independent and sovereign country for over half a cen-
tury; 
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 today, the United States maintains normal diplo-
matic relations with all countries in the world, except for 
Syria, North Korea, Iran, Bhutan, and Taiwan; 
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 into law the basis for 
continued 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 (Public Law 96–8, 
22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances form the 
cornerstone of United States-Taiwan relations; and 
Whereas Taiwan has been a steadfast ally of the United 
States and a responsible member of the world commu-
nity: 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 Communist regime in 
China; 
(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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