[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 659 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 659

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the future of 
Taiwan should be resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and 
           with the express consent of the people of Taiwan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 2000

  Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
Wexler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
Cunningham, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, 
Mr. Chabot, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pelosi, 
Mr. Souder, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, and 
 Mr. Wu) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the future of 
Taiwan should be resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and 
           with the express consent of the people of Taiwan.

Whereas the principle of self-determination is enshrined in Article 1 of the 
        United Nations Charter;
Whereas that article encourages development of friendly relations among nations 
        based on the principles of equal rights and self-determination of 
        peoples;
Whereas the United States and the international community recognize that a right 
        to self-determination exists as a fundamental right of all people, as 
        set forth in numerous United Nations instruments of which the United 
        States is a signatory;
Whereas the people of Taiwan are committed to the principles of freedom, 
        justice, and democracy;
Whereas Taiwan has a defined territory, a defined population, and the ability to 
        enter into and keep international agreements;
Whereas on February 24, 2000, and March 8, 2000, President Clinton stated: ``We 
        will . . . continue to make absolutely clear that the issues between 
        Beijing and Taiwan must be resolved peacefully and with the assent of 
        the people of Taiwan.''; and
Whereas both the Republican party and the Democratic party have recently 
        emphasized in their respective platforms that the future of Taiwan 
        should be determined with the consent of its people: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the future of Taiwan should be resolved peacefully through a democratic 
mechanism and with the express consent of the people of Taiwan.
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