IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 70
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should strongly 
oppose China’s anti-secession legislation with respect to Taiwan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mr. CHABOT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
should strongly oppose China’s anti-secession legislation 
with respect to Taiwan.
Whereas on December 29, 2004, the standing Committee of 
the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) voted to 
submit anti-secession legislation with respect to Taiwan 
to the full People’s Congress, which will convene on 
March 5, 2005; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China will unilaterally 
change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait through the 
enactment of the anti-secession legislation; 
Whereas it is stated policy of the United States to oppose any 
unilateral action by either China or Taiwan to change the 
status quo in the Taiwan Strait;
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Whereas as exemplified by his May 20, 2004, inauguration 
speech and address to the National Day rally, President 
Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan has repeatedly shown his de-
termination to maintaining peace, stability, and the sta-
tus quo across the Taiwan Strait; 
Whereas on January 15, 2005, representatives of both Tai-
wan and the People’s Republic of China reached a con-
sensus through negotiations in Macau on the arrange-
ment of Lunar New Year cross-Taiwan Strait charter 
flights, which could serve as the foundation for the re-
sumption of cross-Strait negotiations and the starting 
point for normalized relations between Taiwan and 
China; 
Whereas since its enactment in 1979, the Taiwan Relations 
Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), which codified into law the 
basis for continued commercial, cultural, and other rela-
tions between the United States and Taiwan, has been 
instrumental in maintaining peace, security, and stability 
in the Taiwan Strait; 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 it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Government of the United States should 
strongly oppose the anti-secession legislation of the 
People’s Republic of China, as it will alter the status 
quo in the region, and thus is a grave concern to the 
United States;
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(2) the President of the United States should 
direct all appropriate United States Government of-
ficials to reflect the grave concern with which the 
United States views the enactment of the anti-seces-
sion legislation to their counterpart officials in the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China; 
(3) the Government of the United States should 
reaffirm its policy that the future of Taiwan should 
be resolved by peaceful means and with the consent 
of the people of Taiwan; and 
(4) the Government of the United States should 
continue to encourage dialogue between Taiwan and 
the People’s Republic of China.
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