    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [June 14, 2004]
    [Pages 1044-1045]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Signing Legislation Supporting the Participation of Taiwan
    in the World Health Organization
    June 14, 2004

        Today, I have signed into law S. 2092, an Act concerning
    participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. The United
    States fully supports the participation of Taiwan in the work of the
    World Health Organization, including observer status. The United States
    has expressed publicly its firm support for Taiwan's observer status and
    will continue to do so.

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    Consistent with the President's constitutional authority to conduct the
    Nation's foreign affairs, the Executive shall construe the Act to be
    consistent with the ``one China'' policy of the United States, which
    remains unchanged, and determine the measures best suited to advance the
    overall goal of Taiwan participation in the World Health Organization.
    The executive branch also shall construe the reporting requirement in
    section 1(c) of the Act in a manner consistent with the President's
    constitutional authority to withhold information the disclosure of which
    could impair foreign relations, the national security, the deliberative
    processes of the Executive, or the performance of the Executive's
    constitutional duties. As a matter of comity, the Secretary of State
    will continue to keep the Congress appropriately informed of the matters
    addressed by the reporting requirement.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     June 14, 2004.

    Note: S. 2092, approved June 14, was assigned Public Law No. 108-235.