[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 219 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 219

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding United States policy toward 
          Taiwan's membership in international organizations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2001

 Mr. Schaffer (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Crane, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
 Brown of Ohio, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hilliard, 
   Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Underwood) submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding United States policy toward 
          Taiwan's membership in international organizations.

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 Taiwan's second democratic presidential 
        election of March 18, 2000, in which Mr. Chen Shui-bian was elected as 
        President;
Whereas the 23,000,000 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 
        join the United Nations and other international organizations;
Whereas the world community has reacted positively to Taiwan's desire for 
        international participation, as shown by Taiwan's membership in the 
        Asian Development Bank, Taiwan's admission to the Asia-Pacific Economic 
        Cooperation group as a full member, and Taiwan's anticipated membership 
        in the World Trade Organization;
Whereas Taiwan, as evidenced in the preceding provisions of the preamble, 
        possesses ample resources and creativity to contribute to the work and 
        funding of the United Nations and its affiliate organizations such as 
        the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and would benefit 
        from membership in these organizations; and
Whereas Public Law 106-137 required the Secretary of State to submit a report to 
        the Congress on the efforts of the State Department to support Taiwan's 
        participation in international organizations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Taiwan and its 23,000,000 people deserve full and equal 
        membership in the United Nations and other international 
        organizations; and
            (2) the United States should take a leading role in gaining 
        international support for Taiwan's participation in these 
        organizations.
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