,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#aj1 #bjac ,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,andrews7 submitted the        
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
,congress that the ,united ,states      
should resume normal diplomatic         
relations with ,taiwan1 and for other   
purposes4  ,whereas the people of       
,taiwan have established a vibrant and  
pluralistic democracy only #bj years    
ago2 ,whereas since then1 the people of 
,taiwan have conducted five successful  
presidential elections1 successive      
elections for members of their national 
legislature1 numerous local elections1  
and two national referendums2 ,whereas  
,taiwan has never been under the        
jurisdiction of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china1 which continues to           
illegitimately claim sovereignty over   

,taiwan and its #bc1jjj1jjj citizens2   
,whereas the ,shanghai ,communique1     
which maintains that there is 8,one     
,china0 and that 8,taiwan is part of    
,china01 was established without the    
consultation of ,congress or the people 
of ,taiwan2 ,whereas the ,people's      
,republic of ,china has since used the  
8,one ,china ,policy0 to block ,taiwan's
 membership and full participation in   
international organizations and events1 
ranging from the ,united ,nations and   
the ,world ,health ,organization to the 
,olympics2 ,whereas the 8,one ,china    
,policy0 is effectively obsolete1 and   
does not the reflect the obvious reality
 that ,taiwan has functioned as an      
independent and sovereign country for   
over half a century2 ,whereas the only  
other countries in the world with which 
the ,united ,states does not have       
diplomatic relations are ,bhutan1 ,cuba1
 ,iran1 and ,north ,korea2 ,whereas     
,taiwan maintains diplomatic1 cultural1 
and economic relations with several     

countries around the world2 ,whereas    
,taiwan and the ,united ,states         
maintained formal diplomatic relations  
until #aigi2 ,whereas former ,president 
,jimmy ,carter severed diplomatic ties  
with ,taiwan in #aigi and terminated the
 ,mutual ,defense ,treaty between the   
,united ,states and ,taiwan without     
consulting or seeking the approval of   
,congress2 ,whereas ,congress responded 
later that year by adopting the ,taiwan 
,relations ,act1 codifying in law the   
basis for continued friendly relations  
between the ,united ,states and ,taiwan2
 ,whereas former ,president ,ronald     
,reagan issued the 8,six ,assurances0 to
 ,taiwan in ,july #aihb1 including the  
assurance that 8the ,united ,states     
would not formally recognize ,chinese   
sovereignty over ,taiwan402 ,whereas    
both the ,taiwan ,relations ,act and the
 ,six ,assurances form the cornerstone  
of ,united ,states-,taiwan relations2   
and ,whereas ,taiwan has been a         
steadfast ally of the ,united ,states   

and a responsible and compassionate     
member of the world community3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of ,congress that--  7#a7 the ,president
 should abandon the fundamentally flawed
 8,one ,china ,policy0 in favor of a    
more realistic 8,one ,china1 ,one       
,taiwan ,policy0 that recognizes ,taiwan
 as a sovereign and independent country1
 separate from the undemocratic         
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china in ,beijing2  7#b7 the        
,president should begin the process of  
resuming normal diplomatic relations    
with ,taiwan2 and  7#c7 the ,president1 
the ,permanent ,representative of the   
,united ,states to the ,united ,nations1
 and other relevant ,united ,states     
officials should aggressively support   
,taiwan's full participation in the     
,united ,nations and any other          
international organization of which the 
,united ,states is a member1 and for    
which statehood is a requirement for    
membership4