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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 7
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By: Delegates Szeliga and Nawrocki
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
A House Joint Resolution concerning 1
Opposition to the People’s Republic of China’s Misuse of United Nations 2
Resolution 2758 to Delegitimize Taiwan 3
FOR the purpose of opposing the People’s Republic of China’s misuse of United Nations 4
Resolution 2758 to delegitimize Taiwan; and generally relating to support of Taiwan. 5
WHEREAS, The Republic of China (Taiwan) was one of the 51 original member 6
states of the United Nations (UN) at its inception in 1945; and 7
WHEREAS, On October 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 8
adopted Resolution 2758, which recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the 9
representative of the member state “China” in the UN; and 10
WHEREAS, The sole purpose of Resolution 2758 was to address the question of 11
which government would represent the seat in the UN for China and was never intended 12
to address any other topic including those related to Taiwan’s ultimate political status; and 13
WHEREAS, The PRC frequently conflates Resolution 2758 with its “One China 14
Principle” (OCP), which is a policy held by the Chinese Communist Party alleging that the 15
PRC is the only sovereign nation using the name “China” and that Taiwan is an inalienable 16
part of China; and 17
WHEREAS, PRC officials misrepresent Resolution 2758, claiming that the adoption 18
of the resolution implies acceptance of the PRC’s OCP including the PRC claims to Taiwan 19
despite the fact that Resolution 2758 does not and was never meant to represent an 20
international consensus regarding Taiwan and whether or not it is a part of the PRC; and 21
WHEREAS, The PRC misleadingly claims that countries with a “One China Policy” 22
have accepted and abide by the PRC OCP and has misused Resolution 2758 to influence 10 23
countries since 2016 to change their diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to the PRC; and 24
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WHEREAS, The One China Policy of the United States does acknowledge the PRC’s 1
OCP; however, it affirms that: (1) the United States does not take a position on Taiwan’s 2
status and (2) this issue should be resolved peacefully by the people on both sides of the 3
Taiwan Strait; and 4
WHEREAS, In 1982, the United States conveyed the Six Assurances to the Republic 5
of China President Chiang Ching–kuo, including that the United States had not changed 6
its stance on Taiwan’s sovereignty, and with each successive presidential administration 7
the Six Assurances have been reaffirmed; and 8
WHEREAS, The PRC has weaponized Resolution 2758 and the OCP to isolate and 9
delegitimize Taiwan globally and to prevent its participation at the UN, UN–affiliated 10
agencies, and other international organizations, including the International Civil Aviation 11
Organization and Interpol; and 12
WHEREAS, Former U.S. officials have observed that the PRC manipulates 13
Resolution 2758 to make false claims regarding Taiwan’s status in order to undermine the 14
international order and the international system; and 15
WHEREAS, The PRC’s strategy of disseminating disinformation about the scope and 16
purpose of Resolution 2758 is succeeding with some UN members refusing to support 17
Taiwan’s participation in UN entities, including the expulsion of Taiwan from the Central 18
American Parliament after 20 years as a permanent observer and the routing of 19
communications to Taiwan through the PRC; and 20
WHEREAS, U.S. Department of State officials have made statements making the 21
following observations: (1) Resolution 2758 did not endorse, is not equivalent to, and does 22
not reflect a consensus for China’s OCP, a term that refers to the PRC’s own position on 23
Taiwan; (2) Resolution 2758 has no bearing on countries’ sovereign choices with respect to 24
their relationships with Taiwan; (3) Resolution 2758 did not constitute a UN institutional 25
position on the ultimate political status of Taiwan; and (4) Resolution 2758 does not 26
preclude Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the UN system and other multilateral 27
forums; and 28
WHEREAS, For the third time and for 2 consecutive years, most recently in October 29
2024, the U.S. Department of State sent a letter to state officials, city mayors, and Fortune 30
500 CEOs urging them to deepen their relationship with Taiwan in areas such as trade, 31
education, investment, and tourism; and 32
WHEREAS, U.S. allies including Australia, Canada, the European Parliament, the 33
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom have rejected the PRC’s attempt to distort 34
Resolution 2758 to exclude Taiwan from UN participation; and 35
WHEREAS, The PRC’s weaponization of Resolution 2758 includes threats to Taipei 36
that if Taiwan does not clarify UN member states’ understanding of the resolution, Beijing 37
might overturn the cross–Strait status quo; and 38
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WHEREAS, The government of Taiwan appealed to the UNGA for greater inclusion 1
at the 79th UNGA in September 2024 which featured the theme “Leaving no one behind: 2
acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity 3
for present and future generations”; and 4
WHEREAS, The PRC’s weaponization of Resolution 2758 has left behind Taiwan’s 5
23.5 million people since 1971; now, therefore, be it 6
RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the General 7
Assembly calls on the UN to oppose the misuse of Resolution 2758 by the PRC and for the 8
UN to cease using Resolution 2758 to deny Taiwan participation in UN institutions; and be 9
it further 10
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly calls on the UN Secretariat to remain 11
neutral and to cease citing Resolution 2758 to prevent Taiwanese nationals and news media 12
from visiting UN buildings or attending or covering UN conferences and events; and be it 13
further 14
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly reaffirms that the longstanding One China 15
Policy of the United States does not recognize the PRC’s claim of control over Taiwan and 16
its outlying islands and reaffirms the interest of the United States in a peaceful resolution 17
of cross–Strait issues; and be it further 18
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly has not agreed to take any position 19
regarding sovereignty over Taiwan and will not exert pressure on Taiwan to enter into 20
negotiations with the PRC; and be it further 21
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly reaffirms that the One China Policy of the 22
United States and similar policies of its partners are not equivalent to the OCP of the 23
Chinese Communist Party; and be it further 24
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly emphasizes that Resolution 2758 is not 25
equivalent to, and does not endorse or reflect, the PRC’s OCP; and be it further 26
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly emphasizes further that Resolution 2758 27
does not take a position on Taiwan’s ultimate political status, as explicitly recognized by 28
the PRC leaders at the time and does not represent a UN consensus on Taiwan’s status; 29
and be it further 30
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly opposes China’s distortion of Resolution 31
2758, which is wrongfully conflated with the so–called OCP; and be it further 32
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly supports Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in 33
continuing official relationships with Taiwan and other nations across the world in 34
strengthening their partnership with Taiwan; and be it further 35
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RESOLVED, That the General Assembly reaffirms support for Taiwan’s 1
membership in international organizations for which statehood is not a requirement for 2
membership and encourages participation for Taiwan in organizations in which its 3
membership is not possible; and be it further 4
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly encourages the U.S. government to work 5
with partners on joint efforts to counter China’s false narratives about Resolution 2758; 6
and be it further 7
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly supports the efforts of other countries to 8
differentiate between their policies and the OCP to counter PRC propaganda about 9
international views of Taiwan; and be it further 10
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of 11
Legislative Services to the Honorable Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland; the Honorable 12
William C. Ferguson, IV, President of the Senate of Maryland; the Honorable Adrienne A. 13
Jones, Speaker of the House of Delegates; and the Honorable Alexander Yui, representative 14
of Taiwan to the United States, 4201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20016. 15