[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 12 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 12

   Relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan's) participation in the 
                            United Nations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

   Mr. Solomon (for himself and Mr. Lantos) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan's) participation in the 
                            United Nations.

Whereas China has been a divided nation since 1949, and the Governments of the 
        Republic of China on Taiwan (hereinafter cited as ``Taiwan'') and the 
        People's Republic of China on Mainland China (hereinafter cited as 
        ``Mainland China'') have exercised exclusive jurisdiction over separate 
        parts of China;
Whereas Taiwan has the 19th largest gross national product in the world, a 
        strong and vibrant economy, and one of the largest foreign exchange 
        reserves of any nation;
Whereas Taiwan has dramatically improved its record on human rights and 
        routinely holds free and fair elections in a multiparty system, as 
        evidenced most recently by the December 3, 1994 balloting for local and 
        provincial officials;
Whereas the 21 million people on Taiwan are not represented in the United 
        Nations and their human rights as citizens of the world are therefore 
        severely abridged;
Whereas Taiwan has in recent years repeatedly expressed its strong desire to 
        participate in the United Nations;
Whereas Taiwan has much to contribute to the work and funding of the United 
        Nations;
Whereas Taiwan has demonstrated its commitment to the world community by 
        responding to international disasters and crises such as environmental 
        destruction in the Persian Gulf and famine in Rwanda by providing 
        financial donations, medical assistance, and other forms of aid;
Whereas the world community has reacted positively to Taiwan's desire for 
        international participation, as shown by Taiwan's continued membership 
        in the Asian Development Bank, the admission of Taiwan into the Asia-
        Pacific Economic Cooperation group as a full member, and the accession 
        of Taiwan as an observer at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
        as the first step toward becoming a contracting party to that 
        organization;
Whereas the United States has supported Taiwan's participation in these bodies 
        and indicated, in its policy review of September 1994, a stronger and 
        more active policy of support for Taiwan's participation in other 
        international organizations;
Whereas Taiwan has repeatedly stated that its participation in international 
        organizations is that of a divided nation, with no intention to 
        challenge the current international status of Mainland China;
Whereas the United Nations and other international organizations have 
        established precedents concerning the admission of separate parts of 
        divided nations, such as Korea and Germany; and
Whereas Taiwan's participation in international organizations would not prevent 
        or imperil a future voluntary union between Taiwan and Mainland China 
        any more than the recognition of separate governments in the former West 
        Germany and the former East Germany prevented the voluntary 
        reunification of Germany: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Taiwan deserves full participation, including a seat, 
        in the United Nations; and
            (2) the Government of the United States should immediately 
        encourage the United Nations to establish an ad hoc committee 
        for the purpose of studying membership for Taiwan in that 
        organization and its related agencies.
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