[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 228 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 228

 Supporting measures taken by the Government of Taiwan to deter, or if 
  so compelled, defeat, aggression by the Government of the People's 
                           Republic of China.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 4, 2019

   Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Rubio) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting measures taken by the Government of Taiwan to deter, or if 
  so compelled, defeat, aggression by the Government of the People's 
                           Republic of China.

Whereas the Government of the People's Republic of China has reaffirmed its 
        intent to seize control of Taiwan, including by force;
Whereas, on May 28, 2019, Taiwan conducted the annual Han Kuang Exercise, 
        demonstrating the ability of Taiwanese forces to defend against invasion 
        and other military threats;
Whereas, in May 2019, United States and Taiwanese national security advisors met 
        in Washington for the first time since Taiwan and the United States 
        ended formal diplomatic ties in 1979;
Whereas the Government of Taiwan has gone to great lengths to cooperate and 
        build relations with the Government of the United States and other 
        nations; and
Whereas the United States and Taiwan have continued to strengthen their 
        relationship, even as the Government of the People's Republic of China 
        has intensified its threats against the Government of Taiwan: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) reaffirms and encourages strengthening of United 
        States-Taiwanese relations;
            (2) condemns threats by the Government of the People's 
        Republic of China against the Government of Taiwan, including--
                    (A) continued rhetoric that could insinuate an 
                attack on the people or the Government of Taiwan;
                    (B) military exercises demonstrating intent to 
                invade or otherwise attack Taiwan; and
                    (C) propaganda used by the Government of the 
                People's Republic of China;
            (3) applauds the Government of Taiwan's adoption of the 
        Overall Defense Concept;
            (4) urges the Government of Taiwan to continue development 
        of a more lethal and resilient defensive posture in accordance 
        with the new Overall Defense Concept; and
            (5) calls on the governments of all nations to support a 
        strong, prosperous, and democratic Taiwan as part of a shared 
        commitment to the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific 
        region.
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