[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 148 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 148

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations should be 
encouraged to permit representatives of Taiwan to participate fully in 
                its activities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 5 (legislative day, September 27), 1993

Mr. Simon submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations should be 
encouraged to permit representatives of Taiwan to participate fully in 
                its activities, and for other purposes.

Whereas the United States has had a long history of friendship with the 
        government of the Republic of China, more widely known as Taiwan;
Whereas Taiwan has the largest foreign reserves of any nation and a strong, 
        vibrant economy, and now has the 20th largest gross national product in 
        the world;
Whereas Taiwan has dramatically improved its record on human rights and now 
        routinely holds free and fair elections in a multiparty political 
        system;
Whereas agencies of the United States Government or the United Nations working 
        with Taiwan does not prevent or imperil a possible voluntary union 
        between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan any more than 
        recognizing separate governments in the former West Germany and the 
        former East Germany prevented the voluntary reunification of Germany;
Whereas Taiwan has much to contribute to the work and funding of the United 
        Nations;
Whereas governments of other nations that maintain diplomatic relations with the 
        People's Republic of China such as France and Norway, have also had 
        ministerial-level exchanges with Taipei; and
Whereas it is in the interest of the United States and the United Nations to 
        maintain good relations with a government and an economy as significant 
        as that on Taiwan: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the President, acting through the United States 
        Permanent Representative to the United Nations, should 
        encourage the United Nations to permit representatives of 
        Taiwan to participate fully in the activities of the United 
        Nations and its specialized agencies; and
            (2) Cabinet-level exchanges between Taiwan and the United 
        States should take place in the interests of both nations.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
resolution to the President.

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