[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 72 (Friday, June 10, 1994)]
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                  UNITED NATIONS AND TAIWAN RESOLUTION

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 438, Senate 
Resolution 148, a resolution relating to the participation of Taiwan in 
the activities of the United Nations, that the resolution be agreed to, 
and the motion to reconsider laid upon the table, that the preamble be 
agreed to, and, that any statement relating to this measure be placed 
in the Record at the appropriate place as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 148) was considered and agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution and the preamble are as follows:
       Whereas the United States has had a long history of 
     friendship with the government of the Republic of China, more 
     widely known as Taiwan;
       Whereas Taiwan has the largest foreign reserves of any 
     nation and a strong, vibrant economy, and now has the 20th 
     largest gross national product in the world;
       Whereas Taiwan has dramatically improved its record on 
     human rights and now routinely holds free and fair elections 
     in a multiparty political system;
       Whereas agencies of the United States Government or the 
     United Nations working with Taiwan does not prevent or 
     imperil a possible voluntary union between the People's 
     Republic of China and Taiwan any more than recognizing 
     separate governments in the former West Germany and the 
     former East Germany prevented the voluntary reunification of 
     Germany;
       Whereas Taiwan has much to contribute to the work and 
     funding of the United Nations;
       Whereas governments of other nations that maintain 
     diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China such 
     as France and Norway, have also had ministerial-level 
     exchanges with Taipei; and
       Whereas it is in the interest of the United States and the 
     United Nations to maintain good relations with a government 
     and an economy as significant as that on Taiwan: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the President, acting through the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the United Nations, should 
     encourage the United Nations to permit representatives of 
     Taiwan to participate fully in the activities of the United 
     Nations and its specialized agencies; and
       (2) Cabinet-level exchanges between Taiwan and the United 
     States should take place in the interests of both nations.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to the President.

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