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4	4	STSESSION H. CON. RES. 8
5	5	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume
6	6	normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade
7	7	agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwans membership in inter-
8	8	national organizations.
9	9	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10	10	FEBRUARY6, 2025
11	11	Mr. T
12	12	IFFANY(for himself, Mr. PERRY, Mr. SMITHof New Jersey, Ms.
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14	14	ALLIOTAKIS, Mr. OGLES, Mr. GOODEN, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. BAIRD,
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16	16	ROTHMAN, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. WIED, Mr.
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18	18	ITZGERALD, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr.
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20	20	LEISCHMANN, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. WIL-
21	21	LIAMSof Texas, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. GARBARINO, and Mr. NUNNof
22	22	Iowa) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
23	23	to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee
24	24	on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
25	25	Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
26	26	the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
27	27	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
28	28	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States
29	29	should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan,
30	30	negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan,
31	31	and support Taiwans membership in international orga-
32	32	nizations.
33	33	Whereas the people of Taiwan have established a free, open,
34	34	pluralistic, and democratic society;
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38	38	Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted successive
39	39	democratic Presidential elections yielding several peaceful
40	40	transfers of power, successive parliamentary elections,
41	41	multiple nationwide referenda, and numerous local elec-
42	42	tions;
43	43	Whereas Taiwan and its outlying islands have never been
44	44	under the jurisdiction or control of the Communist re-
45	45	gime in Beijing, which continues to illegitimately claim
46	46	sovereignty over Taiwan and its people;
47	47	Whereas Communist China has weaponized the so-called
48	48	‘‘One China Policy’’ to block Taiwan’s membership and
49	49	full participation in international organizations and
50	50	events ranging from the United Nations and the World
51	51	Health Organization to the Olympic Games;
52	52	Whereas the so-called ‘‘One China Policy’’ is obsolete, does
53	53	not serve the people of Taiwan or the United States, and
54	54	fails to reflect the obvious reality that Taiwan has been
55	55	a sovereign and independent country for over 70 years;
56	56	Whereas Taiwan maintains diplomatic, cultural, and eco-
57	57	nomic links with several countries around the world, dem-
58	58	onstrating its clear and indisputable independence from
59	59	the People’s Republic of China;
60	60	Whereas Taiwan and the United States maintained normal
61	61	diplomatic relations and a Mutual Defense Treaty until
62	62	President Carter abruptly abandoned both without the
63	63	approval of Congress in 1979;
64	64	Whereas Congress responded by adopting the landmark, bi-
65	65	partisan Taiwan Relations Act, codifying in law the basis
66	66	for continued friendly relations between the people of the
67	67	United States and Taiwan;
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71	71	Whereas former President Reagan strengthened ties with
72	72	Taiwan by issuing the ‘‘Six Assurances’’, noting that
73	73	‘‘The United States has not altered its position regarding
74	74	sovereignty over Taiwan’’, underscoring that Communist
75	75	Chinese claims of sovereignty over Taiwan have never
76	76	been accepted by the United States;
77	77	Whereas former President Clinton declared ‘‘that the issues
78	78	between Beijing and Taiwan must be resolved peacefully
79	79	and with the assent of the people of Taiwan’’;
80	80	Whereas President Trump approved the sale of defense arti-
81	81	cles to Taiwan and signed bipartisan legislation allowing
82	82	for expanded high-level exchanges and cooperation be-
83	83	tween Taiwanese and American officials; and
84	84	Whereas Taiwan remains a steadfast ally of the United
85	85	States and a responsible and conscientious member of the
86	86	international community: Now, therefore, be it
87	87	Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1
88	88	concurring), That— 2
89	89	(1) the United States commends the people of 3
90	90	Taiwan for their commitment to democracy, civil lib-4
91	91	erties, and human rights; and 5
92	92	(2) it is the sense of Congress that— 6
93	93	(A) the President should abandon the anti-7
94	94	quated ‘‘One China Policy’’ in favor of a policy 8
95	95	that recognizes the objective reality that Tai-9
96	96	wan is an independent country not governed by 10
97	97	or included within the territory of the People’s 11
98	98	Republic of China; 12
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102	102	(B) the President should recognize the le-1
103	103	gitimacy of the democratically elected National 2
104	104	Government in Taipei, normalize diplomatic re-3
105	105	lations between our two nations, appoint a 4
106	106	United States ambassador to Taiwan, and re-5
107	107	ceive a Taiwanese ambassador to the United 6
108	108	States; 7
109	109	(C) the President should rescind arbitrary 8
110	110	agency guidelines that restrict normal commu-9
111	111	nication and interaction between United States 10
112	112	and Taiwanese officials; 11
113	113	(D) the United States Trade Representa-12
114	114	tive should initiate formal negotiations with 13
115	115	Taiwan on the establishment of a United 14
116	116	States-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement; and 15
117	117	(E) the President, the Permanent Rep-16
118	118	resentative of the United States to the United 17
119	119	Nations, and other relevant United States offi-18
120	120	cials should take steps to advocate for Taiwan’s 19
121	121	full membership in the United Nations and 20
122	122	other international organizations in which the 21
123	123	United States is a member. 22
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