[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 284 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 284

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should actively 
      support Taiwan's membership in the United Nations and other 
                      international organizations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES



 Mrs. Musgrave (for herself, Mr. Bell, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
Andrews, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Kelly, 
   Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Wexler) 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 that the United States should actively 
      support Taiwan's membership in the United Nations and other 
                      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 its second democratic presidential election 
        of March 18, 2000, in which Mr. Chen Shui-bian was elected President;
Whereas Taiwan is not a member state of the United Nations and cannot be held 
        accountable for human rights violations by United Nations institutions 
        and courts, and its 23,000,000 people therefore cannot fully engage 
        international institutions to protect their human rights;
Whereas Taiwan has in recent years repeatedly expressed its strong desire to 
        join the United Nations and other international organizations;
Whereas Taiwan would benefit from membership in these organizations;
Whereas the world community has reacted positively to Taiwan's desire to 
        participate in international organizations, as shown by Taiwan's 
        membership in the Asian Development Bank, admission to the Asia-Pacific 
        Economic Cooperation as a full member, and membership in the World Trade 
        Organization;
Whereas Taiwan possesses ample resources and creativity to contribute to the 
        work and funding of the United Nations and its affiliate organizations, 
        such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and 
        the International Monetary Fund; and
Whereas Public Law 106-137 required the Secretary of State to submit to Congress 
        a report on the efforts of the Secretary 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 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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