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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
Mr. CHABOT submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
International Relations
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;
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
determination to maintaining peace, stability, and the status quo
across the Taiwan Strait;
Whereas on January 15, 2005,
representatives of both Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China
reached a consensus through negotiations in Macau on the arrangement
of Lunar New Year cross-Taiwan Strait charter flights, which could
serve as the foundation for the resumption 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
relations 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;
(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-secession 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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