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,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,*abot submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ !  
,taiwan ,relations ,act & ! ,six        
,assurances z ! corn]/one ( ,unit$      
,/ates-,taiwan relations4  ,:]eas = m   
?an #ej ye>s1 a close relation%ip has   
exi/$ betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan1 
:i* has be5 ( major economic1 cultural1 
& /rategic advantage to bo? c\ntries2   
,:]eas ov] ! pa/ two decades1 ! p (     
,taiwan h work$ h>d to e/abli% a vibrant
 & plurali/ic democracy 9 _! c\ntry &   
conduct$ #e successful ,presid5tial     
elections1 successive elections = memb]s
 ( _! national legislature1 num]\s local
 elections1 & #b national ref]5dums2    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has vital        
security & /rategic int]e/s 9 ! ,taiwan 
,/rait1 ) ,unit$ ,/ates troops /ation$ 9
 c\ntries )9 ! ,taiwan ,/rait region2   

,:]eas ,april #aj1 #bjae1 m>k$ ! #cf?   
anniv]s>y ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,taiwan      
,relations ,act 7,public ,law #if-h71   
codify+ into law ! basis = cont9u$      
comm]cial1 cultural1 & o!r relations    
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan2 ,:]eas
 ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act has be5      
in/rum5tal 9 ma9ta9+ peace1 security1 & 
/ability 9 ! ,taiwan ,/rait s9ce its    
enactm5t 9 #aigi2 ,:]eas :5 ! ,taiwan   
,relations ,act 0 enact$1 x affirm$ t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates decision to e/abli%       
diplomatic relations ) ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a 0 bas$ on ! expectation t !      
future ( ,taiwan w\ld be det]m9$ by     
peaceful means2 ,:]eas ! ,taiwan        
,relations ,act decl>es t peace &       
/ability 9 ! area are 9 ! political1    
security1 & economic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & are matt]s ( int]national     
conc]n2 ,:]eas ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act
 /ates t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to provide ,taiwan ) arms ( a def5sive 
"* to ma9ta9 ! capacity to resi/ any    
resort to =ce or o!r =ms ( co]cion t    

w\ld jeop>dize ! security1 or ! social  
or economic sy/em1 ( ! p on ,taiwan2    
,:]eas ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act also   
/ates t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to pres]ve & promote ext5sive1 close1 & 
fri5dly comm]cial1 cultural & o!r       
relations betwe5 ! p on ,taiwan1 z well 
z ! p on ! ,*9a ma9l&2 ,:]eas 9 #aihb1  
,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan want$ to      
re9=ce ,unit$ ,/ates support = ,taiwan &
 !re=e issu$ ! ,six ,assurances2 &      
,:]eas ! ,six ,assurances are guidel9es 
to conduct relations betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,taiwan & /ipulate t ! ,unit$  
,/ates w\ld n--  7#a7 set a date =      
t]m9ation ( arms sales to ,taiwan2  7#b7
 alt] ! t]ms ( ! ,taiwan ,relations     
,act2  7#c7 consult ) ,*9a 9 advance    
be=e mak+ decisions ab\t ,unit$ ,/ates  
arms sales to ,taiwan2  7#d7 m$iate     
betwe5 ,taiwan & ,*9a2  7#e7 alt] its   
position ab\t ! sov]eignty ( ,taiwan :i*
 01 t ! "q 0 "o to be decid$ peacefully 
by ! ,*9ese !mselves1 & w\ld n pressure 
,taiwan to ent] into negotiations )     

,*9a2 &  7#f7 =mally recognize ,*9ese   
sov]eignty ov] ,taiwan3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ 
,/ates h]eby affirm t ! ,taiwan         
,relations ,act & ! ,six ,assurances    
toge!r =m ! corn]/one ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
relations ) ,taiwan4