[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 270 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 270

 To express the sense of the Senate concerning United States relations 
                              with Taiwan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 28 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

 Mr. Murkowski (for himself, Mr. Robb, Mr. Brown, Mr. Pell, Mr. Helms, 
 and Mr. Simon) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To express the sense of the Senate concerning United States relations 
                              with Taiwan.

Whereas the Republic of China on Taiwan (known as Taiwan) is the United States 
        fifth largest trading partner and an economic powerhouse buying more 
        than twice as much annually from the United States as do the 1.2 billion 
        Chinese of the People's Republic of China;
Whereas European countries, with numerous ministerial visits to Taipei in 
        support of their trade promotion efforts have been awarded over US$5 
        billion in contracts for Taiwan's Six Year National Development Plan, 
        while United States companies have won only US$1.37 billion in contracts 
        (1991-93);
Whereas Taiwan is a model emerging democracy, with a free press, free elections, 
        stable democratic institutions, and human rights protections;
Whereas United States interests are served by supporting democracy and human 
        rights abroad;
Whereas United States interests are best served by policies that treat Taiwan's 
        leaders with respect and dignity;
Whereas the results of the executive branch review of the policy of the United 
        States toward Taiwan were announced on September 7, 1994; and
Whereas the adjustments made in United States policy toward Taiwan do not 
        concretely or adequately upgrade relations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that United States 
policy toward Taiwan should--
            (1) welcome the President of the Republic of China on 
        Taiwan and other high-level Government officials to the United 
        States;
            (2) allow unrestricted office calls by all representatives 
        of Taiwan in the United States to all United States departments 
        and agencies, including the Departments of Defense and State 
        and offices in the Old Executive Office Building;
            (3) send cabinet-level officials, including officials from 
        the Departments of State and Defense, to Taiwan on a regular 
        basis;
            (4) support a proposal in the 48th General Assembly of the 
        United Nations for formal observer status for Taiwan as a first 
        step toward full membership in the United Nations and its 
        specialized agencies;
            (5) support a proposal at the earliest possible time for 
        full admission for Taiwan into a wide range of international 
        organizations including, but not limited to--
                    (A) the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
                (GATT) as a developed country, irrespective of the 
                timetable for the admission into GATT of the People's 
                Republic of China;
                    (B) the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
                Development (IBRD or the World Bank);
                    (C) the International Monetary Fund;
                    (D) the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species 
                of Flora and Fauna (CITES);
                    (E) the Montreal Protocol of the United Nations 
                Environment Programme (UNEP);
                    (F) International Maritime Organization (IMO);
                    (G) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); and
                    (H) United Nations High Commission for Refugees 
                (UNHCR);
            (6) change the name of Taiwan's representative office in 
        the United States to the ``Taipei Representative Office'';
            (7) approve defensive arms sales to Taiwan based solely on 
        Taiwan's self-defense needs, without qualitative or 
        quantitative restrictions;
            (8) require advice and consent of the United States Senate 
        for the highest level representative of the United States in 
        Taiwan;
            (9) upgrade the status of the existing American Institute 
        in Taiwan (AIT);
            (10) include a report by the Secretary of State to the 
        Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign 
        Affairs Committee on United States economic, cultural, 
        political and security relations with Taiwan on an annual 
        basis;
            (11) support participation of the President of the Republic 
        of China on Taiwan in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 
        forum; and
            (12) raise United States concerns about the People's 
        Republic of China threat to forcefully reunify Taiwan and the 
        People's Republic of China.
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