,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bifb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,mr4 ,markey7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to advocate for ,taiwan's inclusion in certain international organizations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taiwan ,international ,participation ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,participation of ,taiwan in international organizations 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of #aigi 7,public ,law #if-h7 states that it is the policy of the ,united ,states to preserve and promote extensive1 close1 and friendly commercial1 cultural1 and other relations between the people of the ,united ,states and the people on ,taiwan4 7#b7 ,the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of #aigi states that it is the policy of the ,united ,states to maintain the capacity of the ,united ,states to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security1 or the social or economic system1 of the people on ,taiwan4 7#c7 ,the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of #aigi states1 ,nothing in this ,act may be construed as a basis for supporting the exclusion or expulsion of ,taiwan from continued membership in any international financial institution or any other international organization44 7#d7 ,the ,united ,states1 in the #aiid ,taiwan ,policy ,review1 declared its intention to support ,taiwan's participation in appropriate international organizations4 7#e7 ,taiwan is a free1 democratic1 and prosperous nation of #bc1jjj1jjj people and an important contributor to peace and stability around the world4 7#f7 ,taiwan currently maintains full diplomatic relations with #ai nations around the world4 7#g7 ,taiwan is a full member of the ,world ,trade ,organization 7,,wto71 the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation 7,,apec7 forum1 and the ,asian ,development ,bank 7,,adb74 7#h7 ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly ,resolution #bgeh1 passed on ,october #be1 #aiga1 states that the representatives of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china are the only lawful representatives of ,china to the ,united ,nations and that the ,people's ,republic of ,china is one of the five permanent members of the ,security ,council1 and ,taiwan was subsequently expelled as a member of the ,united ,nations and all ,united ,nations bodies4 7#i7 ,the ,minister of ,foreign ,affairs of ,taiwan1 ,david ,tawei ,lee1 stated on ,september #aa1 #bjag1 ,it is important to remember that1 while it seated the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 in the ,,un1 this resolution did not address the issue of representation of ,taiwan and its people in the organization2 much less did it give the ,,prc the right to represent the people of ,taiwan44 7#aj7 ,according to the ,department of ,state1 the ,united ,states supports ,taiwan's membership in international organizations that do not require statehood as a condition of membership and encourages ,taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations where its membership is not possible4 7#aa7 ,according to the ,ministry of ,foreign ,affairs of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 ,taiwan's participation is subject to the terms of agreement or understanding reached between the ,chinese ,government and the parties concerned which explicitly prescribe that the ,people's ,republic of ,china is a full member as a sovereign state whereas ,taiwan may participate in the activities of those organizations only as a region of ,china under the designation of ,taipei1 ,china 7in ,,adb7 or ,chinese ,taipei 7in ,,apec74 ,this is only an ad hoc arrangement and cannot constitute a model applicable to other inter-government organizations or international gatherings44 7#ab7 ,since the election of ,president ,tsai ,ing-wen as ,president of ,taiwan in #bjaf1 the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has intensified its efforts to exclude ,taiwan from international organizations4 7#ac7 ,taiwan has participated as an observer in the ,world ,health ,assembly 7,,wha71 the decision-making body of the ,world ,health ,organization 7,,who71 from #bjji until #bjag1 when it did not receive an invitation4 7#ad7 ,taiwan has been an active contributor to global health challenges1 including by donating #a1jjj1jjj and providing #ajj1jjj sets of personal protective equipment to combat the ,ebola crisis in #bjad4 ,taiwan's request to participate in the #bjaf ,general ,assembly of the ,international ,criminal ,police ,organization 7,,interpol7 was rejected4 7#ae7 ,in ,may #bjag1 delegates from the ,people's ,republic of ,china disrupted a meeting of the ,kimberley ,process on conflict diamonds held in ,perth1 ,australia1 until delegates from ,taiwan were asked to leave4 7#af7 ,public ,law #ajf-acg1 ,public ,law #aac-ag1 and ,public ,law #aad-aci required the ,secretary of ,state to submit a report to ,congress on efforts by the executive branch to support ,taiwan's participation in international organizations1 in particular the ,,who1 the ,international ,civil ,aviation ,organization 7,,icao71 and ,,interpol4 7b7 ,statement of policy ,it should be the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to advocate1 as appropriate-- 7,a7 for ,taiwan's membership in all international organizations in which statehood is not a requirement and in which the ,united ,states is also a participant2 and 7,b7 for ,taiwan to be granted observer status in other appropriate international organizations2 7#b7 to instruct1 as appropriate1 representatives of the ,united ,states ,government in all organizations described in paragraph 7#a7 to use the voice and vote of the ,united ,states to advocate for ,taiwan's membership or observer status in such organizations2 and 7#c7 for the ,president or the ,president's designees to advocate1 as appropriate1 for ,taiwan's membership or observer status in all organizations described in paragraph 7#a7 as part of any relevant bilateral engagements between the ,united ,states and the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including leader summits and the ,u4,s4-,china ,comprehensive ,economic ,dialogue4