,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,l\d]milk submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
role ( democracies 9 respond+ to !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 democracy's         
resili5cy1 ! dang]s ( au?orit>ianism1 & 
reaffirm+ ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to democratic pr9ciples4  ,:]eas !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic is a significant ev5t
 9 _w hi/ory & w cont9ue to *all5ge     
gov]nm5ts ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas curr5t     
rese>* %[s ! novel ,,covid-#ai /ra9 0   
fir/ transmitt$ 9 ,*9a 9 late #bjai & ! 
,_w ,heal? ,organization decl>$         
,,covid-#ai a global p&emic on ,m>* #aa1
 #bjbj2 ,:]eas democracies h respond$ to
 ! p&emic by %>+ sci5tific in=mation &  
m$ical res\rces int]nationally & rema9+ 
committ$ to ! human rights & fre$oms (  
_! p2 ,:]eas au?orit>ian regimes h tak5 
advantage ( ! p&emic z an opportunity to
 c5tralize p[]1 spread dis9=mation1 exp&

 _! corrupt practices1 or o!rwise d5y   
basic human rights to _! p2 ,:]eas      
democracies contribute to ! con/ruction 
( a va/ network ( int]national          
p>tn]%ips1 au?orit>ian regimes see ^!   
p>tn]%ips z in/rum5ts to be exploit$ =  
unilat]al b5efit & = realiz+ _!         
long-held vision ( hav+ ^! in/itutions  
"u _! direction2 ,:]eas democracies %>e 
in=mation transp>5tly & ensure t        
j\rnali/s op]ate freely1 au?orit>ian    
regimes manipulate ! cont5t j\rnali/s c 
%>e & organize dis9=mation ?r\gh _!     
/ate-controll$ m$ia sy/ems2 ,:]eas      
democracies h %[n resili5ce dur+ ?is    
global crisis by enc\rag+ con/ructive   
debate1 au?orit>ian regimes suppress    
int]nal criticisms1 tight5+ _! grip1    
giv+ _! p yet m reason to resi/2 ,:]eas 
democracies h tak5 /eps to ensure !     
heal? & safety ( _! p1 au?orit>ian      
regimes h remov$ fundam5tal protections 
) no int5tion ( return+ basic1          
indisp5sable rights2 ,:]eas ,taiwan's   
democratic gov]nm5t 0 among ! fir/ to   

recognize ?is new /ra9 ( ! coronavirus &
 !y *ose to build an ext5sive &         
coord9at$ dome/ic response :ile seek+ to
 %>e evid5ce ( human-to-human           
transmission ) ! _w1 au?orit>ian regimes
 decl9$ to %>e e>ly evid5ce ( ! virus to
 mislead ! _w2 ,:]eas ! ,republic ( ,s\?
 ,korea has tak5 its place on ! _w /age 
z "o ( ! mo/ vibrant democracies1 !y    
built a conc5trat$ dome/ic te/+ program 
& 7 ! fir/ to %>e te/ kits1 au?orit>ian 
regimes conceal$ ! tru? ?r\gh an        
elaborate dis9=mation campaign & blam$  
democracies z ! orig9 ( ,,covid-#ai2    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s committ$  
to a sy/em ( *ecks & balances & protect+
 access to gov]nm5t (ficials1           
au?orit>ian regimes deta9 or imprison ^?
 :o d>e to criticize _! lead]s2 ,:]eas  
,d5m>k 0 an e>ly adopt] ( recomm5d$     
social di/anc+ practices & its citiz5s  
ralli$ beh9d _! lead]s 9 hopes ( hav+ an
 e>ly return to normalcy1 au?orit>ian   
regimes mislead & dis5fran*is$ _! p2    
,:]eas ,au/ralia e/abli%$ a work+ gr\p (

 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local lead]s to %>e   
in=mation & increase res\rce            
utilization1 au?orit>ian regimes        
c5traliz$ p[] to ensure only !          
dissem9ation ( in=mation favorable to ! 
/ate & prev5t citiz5 ov]sight ( corrupt 
practices2 ,:]eas ,icel& built _!       
response on a robu/ te/+ program1       
au?orit>ian regimes' c5sor%ip actions   
delay$ ! implem5tation ( public heal?   
/rategies1 expos+ a deep mi/ru/ ( !     
gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ,canada tru/$ _! m$ical
 exp]ts to lead public heal?            
initiatives1 au?orit>ian regimes reject$
 ! f9d+s ( m$ical exp]ts1 su* z ,dr4 ,li
 ,w5liang2 ,:]eas ,g]many pursu$        
meticul\s contact trac+ to sl[ ! spread 
( ! virus1 au?orit>ian regimes h tak5   
extreme measures =c+ _! p into          
isolation1 includ+ weld+ clos$ ! doors (
 _! homes2 ,:]eas ,japan treasur$ !     
heal? ( ,olympic visitors ahead (       
economic prosp]ity1 au?orit>ian regimes 
plac$ regime security ov] global public 
heal?2 & ,:]eas ,new ,zeal& ralli$ its p

 to face ,,covid-#ai & elim9ate ! virus 
f its bord]s1 au?orit>ian regimes wait$ 
sev]al critical days be=e %>+ valuable  
in=mation on ! virus ) _! p3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7
 recognizes ! commitm5t ( democracies to
 democratic values & in/itutions 9 _!   
dynamic response to ! global ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic & condemns ! actions ( ^? t seek
 to use ! p&emic z an in/rum5t to       
consolidate undemocratic p[] & violate  
human rights2  7#b7 rememb]s its        
commitm5t to fundam5tal democratic      
pr9ciples & to oppos+ ! influ5ce (      
au?orit>ian regimes t ?reat5 !          
int]national ord]2  7#c7 rejects ! holl[
 appeal ( au?orit>ianism & urges !      
lead]s ( ^! c\ntries to reconsid] _!    
pursuit ( c5sor%ip1 exploitation1 &     
suppression ( human rights2  7#d7       
enc\rages au?orit>ian gov]nm5ts to end  
_! influ5ce op]ations & dis9=mation     
campaigns & discont9ue behavior t       
divides nations & und]m9es ! legitimacy 

( int]national in/itutions2 &  7#e7     
calls on democracies & int]national     
in/itutions to rememb] _! promise (     
transp>5cy1 acc\ntability1 integrity1 & 
! free fl[ ( in=mation4