[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 70 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 70

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should strongly 
   oppose China's anti-secession legislation with respect to Taiwan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2005

  Mr. Chabot 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 strongly 
   oppose China's anti-secession legislation with respect to Taiwan.

Whereas on December 29, 2004, the standing Committee of the Chinese National 
        People's Congress (NPC) voted to submit anti-secession legislation with 
        respect to Taiwan to the full People's Congress, which will convene on 
        March 5, 2005;
Whereas the People's Republic of China will unilaterally change the status quo 
        in the Taiwan Strait through the enactment of the anti-secession 
        legislation;
Whereas it is stated policy of the United States to oppose any unilateral action 
        by either China or Taiwan to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait;
Whereas as exemplified by his May 20, 2004, inauguration speech and address to 
        the National Day rally, President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan has 
        repeatedly shown his determination to maintaining peace, stability, and 
        the status quo across the Taiwan Strait;
Whereas on January 15, 2005, representatives of both Taiwan and the People's 
        Republic of China reached a consensus through negotiations in Macau on 
        the arrangement of Lunar New Year cross-Taiwan Strait charter flights, 
        which could serve as the foundation for the resumption of cross-Strait 
        negotiations and the starting point for normalized relations between 
        Taiwan and China;
Whereas since its enactment in 1979, the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et 
        seq.), which codified into law the basis for continued commercial, 
        cultural, and other relations between the United States and Taiwan, has 
        been instrumental in maintaining peace, security, and stability in the 
        Taiwan Strait; and
Whereas any attempt to determine Taiwan's future by other than peaceful means 
        and other than with the express consent of the people of Taiwan would be 
        considered of grave concern to the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Government of the United States should strongly 
        oppose the anti-secession legislation of the People's Republic 
        of China, as it will alter the status quo in the region, and 
        thus is a grave concern to the United States;
            (2) the President of the United States should direct all 
        appropriate United States Government officials to reflect the 
        grave concern with which the United States views the enactment 
        of the anti-secession legislation to their counterpart 
        officials in the Government of the People's Republic of China;
            (3) the Government of the United States should reaffirm its 
        policy that the future of Taiwan should be resolved by peaceful 
        means and with the consent of the people of Taiwan; and
            (4) the Government of the United States should continue to 
        encourage dialogue between Taiwan and the People's Republic of 
        China.
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