,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bf1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,bera1 and ,mr4 ,chabot7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,commending the people of 
,taiwan on holding free and fair        
democratic presidential and legislative 
elections1 and congratulating ,madame   
,tsai ,ing-wen on her re-election to the
 presidency of ,taiwan4  ,whereas the   
people of the ,united ,states and       
,taiwan enjoy extensive1 close1 and     
friendly commercial1 cultural1 and other
 relations founded in shared strategic  
interests and cemented by a commitment  
to democratic values2 ,whereas ,taiwan  
is a free1 democratic1 and prosperous   
nation of more than #bc1jjj1jjj people  
and an important contributor to peace   
and stability around the world1 and its 
transformation into a robust democracy  
and a strong free market economy with a 

vibrant civil society offers a model for
 others in the ,indo-,pacific2 ,whereas 
the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7,public    
,law #if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et      
seq471 signed into law on ,april #aj1   
#aigi1 codified the basis for continued 
commercial1 cultural1 security1 and     
other relations between the people of   
the ,united ,states and the people of   
,taiwan1 serves as the foundation to    
preserve and promote continued bilateral
 bonds1 and states that it is the policy
 of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to       
preserve and promote extensive1 close1  
and friendly commercial1 cultural1 and  
other relations between the people of   
the ,united ,states and the people of   
,taiwan1 as well as the people on the   
,china mainland and all other peoples of
 the ,western ,pacific area2  7#b7 to   
declare that peace and stability in the 
area are in the political1 security1 and
 economic interests of the ,united      
,states1 and are matters of             
international concern2  7#c7 to make    

clear that the ,united ,states decision 
to establish diplomatic relations with  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china rests 
upon the expectation that the future of 
,taiwan will be determined by peaceful  
means2  7#d7 to consider any effort to  
determine the future of ,taiwan by other
 than peaceful means1 including by      
boycotts or embargoes1 a threat to the  
peace and security of the ,western      
,pacific area and of grave concern to   
the ,united ,states2  7#e7 to provide   
,taiwan with arms of a defensive        
character2 and  7#f7 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 of ,taiwan2       
,whereas the ,united ,states and ,taiwan
 have built a strong economic           
partnership in which-- 7#a7 the ,united 
,states is ,taiwan's second largest     
trading partner2 and  7#b7 ,taiwan is   
the #ajth largest trading partner of the

 ,united ,states and a key destination  
for ,united ,states agricultural        
exports2 ,whereas the people of the     
,united ,states and the people of       
,taiwan share deep cultural and personal
 ties1 as exemplified by the large flow 
of visitors and exchanges each year and 
the over #bc1jjj ,taiwanese students who
 study in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan and 
the ,taipei ,economic and ,cultural     
,representative ,office in the ,united  
,states signed a memorandum of          
understanding in ,june #bjae            
establishing the ,global ,cooperation   
and ,training ,framework1 under which   
,taiwan1 the ,united ,states1 and ,japan
 jointly sponsor training programs to   
share ,taiwan's expertise with partners 
around the world1 including in the areas
 of public health1 law enforcement1     
disaster relief1 energy cooperation1    
women's empowerment1 digital economy and
 cybersecurity1 media literacy1 and good
 governance2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 the    

,united ,states and ,taiwan also        
launched ,indo-,pacific ,democratic     
,governance ,consultations1 to help     
,indo-,pacific countries address        
governance challenges1 and a new        
,pacific ,islands ,dialogue1 to help    
meet the development needs of ,taiwan's 
diplomatic partners in the ,pacific2    
,whereas ,taiwan has the expertise1     
willingness1 and capability to engage   
further in international efforts to     
mitigate global challenges related to   
such issues as public health1 aviation  
safety1 crime1 and terrorism1 but its   
participation in such efforts has been  
constrained by conditions imposed by the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china2 ,whereas
 successive ,congresses have directed   
the executive branch to develop         
strategies to obtain meaningful         
participation for ,taiwan in            
international organizations1 such as the
 ,world ,health ,organization1 the      
,international ,civil ,aviation         
,organization1 and the ,international   

,criminal ,police ,organization         
7commonly known as ,,interpol72 ,whereas
 the ,asia ,reassurance ,initiative ,act
 of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dji7 states
 that-- 7#a7 it is ,united ,states      
policy to support the close economic1   
political1 and security relationship    
between ,taiwan and the ,united ,states2
 and  7#b7 the ,president should-- 7,a7 
conduct regular transfers of defense    
articles to ,taiwan that are tailored to
 meet the existing and likely future    
threats from the ,people's ,republic of 
,china1 including supporting the efforts
 of ,taiwan to develop and integrate    
asymmetric capabilities1 as appropriate1
 including mobile1 survivable1 and      
cost-effective capabilities1 into its   
military forces2 and  7,b7 encourage the
 travel of high-level ,united ,states   
officials to ,taiwan1 in accordance with
 the ,taiwan ,travel ,act2  ,whereas1 in
 presidential elections held on ,january
 #aa1 #bjbj1 the incumbent ,president of
 ,taiwan1 ,tsai ,ing-wen1 won a second  

four-year term with the most votes for a
 presidential candidate since ,taiwan   
began direct elections1 winning #eg4a   
percent of the presidential vote2 and   
,whereas ,president ,tsai stated in her 
acceptance speech3 ,this election has   
shown that the ,taiwanese people hope   
the international community will witness
 our commitment to democratic values and
 will respect our national identity4 ,we
 also hope that ,taiwan will be given a 
fair opportunity to participate in      
international affairs43 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 commends the    
people of ,taiwan on holding free and   
fair democratic elections on ,january   
#aa1 #bjbj2  7#b7 congratulates ,madame 
,tsai ,ing-wen on her re-election to the
 presidency of ,taiwan1 wishes her well 
on her inauguration on ,may #bj1 #bjbj1 
and pledges to deepen the relationship  
between the peoples of the ,united      
,states and ,taiwan in her second term2 
7#c7 encourages the ,president to send a

 high-level official delegation for     
,president ,tsai's second inauguration1 
consistent with ,united ,states law2    
7#d7 calls upon the ,united ,states     
,government to advocate for ,taiwan's   
active participation in international   
organizations1 including the ,world     
,health ,organization1 the              
,international ,civil ,aviation         
,organization1 and the ,international   
,criminal ,police ,organization2 and    
7#e7 encourages ,united ,states         
financial support to enhance ,taiwan's  
international participation through the 
,global ,cooperation and ,training      
,framework in recognition of our shared 
commitment to an open1 free1 and        
prosperous ,indo-,pacific region and    
beyond4