[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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                         THE TAIWAN RESOLUTION

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of calendar No. 696, Senate Resolution 
270, a resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning United 
States relations with Taiwan; that the resolution and preamble be 
agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, en bloc, and 
any statements thereon appear in the Record at the appropriate place as 
though read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the resolution (S. Res. 270) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 270

       Whereas the Republic of China on Taiwan (known as Taiwan) 
     is the United States fifth largest trading partner and an 
     economic powerhouse buying more than twice as much annually 
     from the United States as do the 1.2 billion Chinese of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       Whereas European countries, with numerous ministerial 
     visits to Taipei in support of their trade promotion efforts 
     have been awarded over US$5 billion in contracts for Taiwan's 
     Six Year National Development Plan, while U.S. companies have 
     won only US$1.37 billion in contracts (1991-93);
       Whereas Taiwan is a model emerging democracy, with a free 
     press, free elections, stable democratic institutions, and 
     human rights protections;
       Whereas United States interests are served by supporting 
     democracy and human rights abroad;
       Whereas United States interests are best served by policies 
     that treat Taiwan's leaders with respect and dignity;
       Whereas the results of the Executive branch review of the 
     policy of the United States toward Taiwan were announced on 
     September 7, 1994; and
       Whereas the adjustments made in United States policy toward 
     Taiwan do not concretely or adequately upgrade relations: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that United 
     States policy toward Taiwan should
       (1) welcome the President of the Republic of China on 
     Taiwan and other high-level government officials to the 
     United States;
       (2) allow unrestricted office calls by all representatives 
     of Taiwan in the United States to all United States 
     departments and agencies, including the Departments of 
     Defense and State and offices in the Old Executive Office 
     Building;
       (3) send cabinet-level officials, including officials from 
     the Departments of State and Defense, to Taiwan on a regular 
     basis;
       (4) support a proposal in the 48th General Assembly of the 
     United Nations for formal observer status for Taiwan as a 
     first step toward full membership in the United Nations and 
     its specialized agencies;
       (5) support a proposal at the earliest possible time for 
     full admission for Taiwan into a wide range of international 
     organizations including, but not limited to--
       (A) the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) as a 
     developed country, irrespective of the timetable for the 
     admission into GATT of the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development (IBRD or the World Bank);
       (C) the International Monetary Fund;
       (D) the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Flora 
     and Fauna (CITES);
       (E) the Montreal Protocol of the United Nations Environment 
     Programme (UNEP);
       (F) International Maritime Organization (IMO);
       (G) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); and
       (H) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR);
       (6) change the name of Taiwan's representative office in 
     the United States to the ``Taipei Representative Office'';
       (7) approve defensive arms sales to Taiwan based solely on 
     Taiwan's self-defense needs, without qualitative or 
     quantitative restrictions;
       (8) require advice and consent of the United States Senate 
     for the highest level representative of the United States in 
     Taiwan;
       (9) upgrade the status of the existing American Institute 
     in Taiwan (AIT);
       (10) include a report by the Secretary of to the Senate 
     Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs 
     Committee on United States economic, cultural, political and 
     security relations with Taiwan on an annual basis;
       (11) support participation of the President of the Republic 
     of China on Taiwan in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 
     forum; and
       (12) raise U.S. concerns about the People's Republic of 
     China threat to forcefully reunify Taiwan and the People's 
     Republic of China.

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