[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 352 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 352

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance 
  of a unified transatlantic role in deterring the Chinese Communist 
  Party from disrupting the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2023

    Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. 
  Crenshaw, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Bergman, Mr. 
  Zinke, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Barr, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Wilson of 
  South Carolina, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Mills, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Kean of New 
   Jersey, Ms. Mace, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
Ellzey, Mr. Mast, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Carey, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
 Pfluger, Mr. Dunn of Florida, and Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance 
  of a unified transatlantic role in deterring the Chinese Communist 
  Party from disrupting the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Whereas the European Union has a self-declared ``strong stake in peace, 
        security, and stability in Asia'' and it ``supports the status quo and 
        peaceful resolution of differences across the Taiwan Strait, rejecting 
        the use or threat of force'' to change that status quo;
Whereas the G7 foreign ministers' communique released on April 18, 2023, 
        reaffirmed ``the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan 
        Strait as an indispensable element in security and prosperity in the 
        international community, and call for the peaceful resolution of cross-
        Strait issues'';
Whereas the people of Taiwan have established a free, open, pluralistic, and 
        democratic society;
Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted 7 democratic Presidential elections 
        yielding 3 peaceful transfers of power, successive parliamentary 
        elections, multiple nationwide referenda, and numerous local elections;
Whereas Taiwan and its outlying islands have never been under the jurisdiction 
        or control of the Communist regime in Beijing, which continues to 
        illegitimately claim sovereignty over Taiwan and its people;
Whereas Communist China has weaponized their so-called ``One China Principle'' 
        to block Taiwan's membership and full participation in international 
        organizations and events ranging from the United Nations to BirdLife 
        International;
Whereas Taiwan maintains political, cultural, and economic ties with several 
        countries around the world;
Whereas Congress adopted the landmark, bipartisan Taiwan Relations Act, 
        codifying in law the basis for preserving and promoting extensive, 
        close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between 
        the people of the United States and Taiwan, including providing arms of 
        a defensive character to Taiwan and maintaining the United States 
        capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that 
        would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the 
        people on Taiwan; and
Whereas Taiwan remains a steadfast partner of the United States and a 
        responsible and conscientious member of the international community: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges transatlantic unity on a robust deterrence policy 
        to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait;
            (2) encourages North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to 
        strengthen their engagement with partners in the Indo-Pacific 
        on approaches to shared global security challenges, including 
        peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific;
            (3) calls on all European heads of state to express support 
        for maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and condemn 
        any use or threat of use of force; and
            (4) commends the people of Taiwan for their commitment to 
        democracy, civil liberties, and human rights.
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