[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 262 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 262

  Expressing the sense of Congress on the accession of Taiwan to the 
                    World Trade Organization (WTO).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2000

   Ms. Dunn (for herself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
 Payne, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Rogan, 
  Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. English, Mr. 
   Kolbe, Mr. Royce, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. DeLay) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress on the accession of Taiwan to the 
                    World Trade Organization (WTO).

Whereas in 1992, GATT's Council of Representatives decided to establish a 
        separate working party to examine the request for accession of Taiwan to 
        GATT;
Whereas Taiwan is the seventh largest trading partner of the United States and 
        the seventh largest foreign market for the United States;
Whereas the amount of United States goods purchased by Taiwan is nearly twice as 
        large as the amount of United States goods purchased by the People's 
        Republic of China;
Whereas the United States completed its bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan a 
        full year before it signed a trade agreement with the People's Republic 
        of China;
Whereas the United States has long sought to build closer ties with, and ensure 
        global credibility for, governments who ascribe to our ideals of freedom 
        and democracy;
Whereas the President's 1994 policy review of Taiwan recommended that the United 
        States support Taiwan's participation in international organizations 
        that do not require statehood; and
Whereas Taiwan's accession to the WTO will contribute to the prosperity of all 
        other member countries: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) immediately upon approval of the accession of the 
        People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization 
        (WTO), the United States representative to the WTO should 
        request that the WTO General Council consider Taiwan's 
        accession to the WTO as the next order of business of the 
        Council during the same session on the same calendar day; and
            (2) the United States should be prepared to aggressively 
        counter any effort by any WTO member country, upon the 
        accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, to 
        block the accession of Taiwan to the WTO.
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