,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,warner7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,condemning the ,people's 
,republic of ,china's use of military   
aggression to change the status quo at  
the ,line of ,actual ,control between   
,india and ,china4  ,whereas1 since a   
truce ended the #aifb war between ,india
 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 
the countries have been divided by a    
,line of ,actual ,control2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states officially recognizes   
the ,mc,mahon ,line1 the ,indian state  
of ,arunachal ,pradesh1 and encourages a
 diplomatic solution to remaining       
contested areas of the border between   
,india and ,china2 ,whereas1 due to the 
disputed nature of the ,line of ,actual 
,control1 minor standoffs between ,india
 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china  

have occasionally happened1 but prior to
 ,june #ae1 #bjbj1 no military          
fatalities had occurred since #aige2    
,whereas1 in the months leading up to   
,june #ae1 #bjbj1 the ,people's         
,republic of ,china increased troop     
deployments1 built new infrastructure in
 contested areas1 and harassed ,indian  
patrols along multiple sectors of the   
,line of ,actual ,control1 particularly 
around the ,depsang ,plains1 ,galwan    
,valley1 ,hot ,springs1 and ,pangong    
,lake2 ,whereas the events of ,june #ae1
 #bjbj1 which resulted in the death of  
#bj ,indian soldiers1 raises serious    
concerns regarding the intent of the    
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china and its military forces2      
,whereas this act by the ,people's      
,republic of ,china military occurred   
during bilateral diplomatic negotiations
 between the ,governments of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china and       
,india1 who were attempting to          
deescalate tensions at the ,line of     

,actual ,control2 ,whereas the          
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china's expanded territorial claims 
in ,bhutan's eastern sector is a        
transparent attempt at expanding its    
illegitimate claims over the ,indian    
state of ,arunachal ,pradesh2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states designated ,india as
 a ,major ,defense ,partner and has     
taken steps to deepen the bilateral     
defense relationship1 including by      
elevating ,india to ,strategic ,trade   
,authorization ,tier #a ,status and     
conducting annual joint military        
exercises2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
,government remains committed to a free 
and open ,indo-,pacific and views       
,china's aggression at the ,line of     
,actual ,control1 in the ,indian ,ocean1
 and in the ,western ,pacific as a      
threat to the stability and security of 
the international community2 ,whereas   
the ,government of ,india has taken     
steps to secure its telecommunications  
infrastructure from ,chinese security   

threats2 ,whereas it mutually benefits  
the ,united ,states and ,india to       
strengthen their ,comprehensive ,global 
,strategic ,partnership through         
increased defense interoperability1     
intelligence sharing1 access to military
 installations1 and trade2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states and ,india have signed  
three foundational military agreements1 
the ,general ,security of ,military     
,information ,agreement1 the ,logistics 
,exchange ,memorandum of ,understanding1
 and the ,communications1               
,compatibility1 and ,security           
,agreement1 and are working to sign the 
,basic ,exchange and ,cooperation       
,agreement2 and ,whereas it is in the   
mutual interest of the ,united ,states  
and ,india to expand their defense and  
intelligence relationships both         
bilaterally1 as well as multilaterally  
through the ,quadrilateral ,dialogue    
with ,japan and ,australia3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 condemns the ,people's ,republic of

 ,china's use of military force to      
change the status quo at the ,line of   
,actual ,control1 as well as its refusal
 to demarcate that ,line in accordance  
with past bilateral agreements with     
,india2  7#b7 supports a diplomatic     
solution that rapidly restores the      
,april #bjbj status quo at the ,line of 
,actual ,control2  7#c7 commends ,india 
for taking steps to secure its          
telecommunications infrastructure from  
,chinese security threats and encourages
 multilateral engagement in these       
efforts1 including through the ,blue    
,dot ,network2  7#d7 commits to         
deepening defense1 intelligence1 and    
economic ties with ,india in line with  
fulfilling the full potential of the    
,comprehensive ,global ,strategic       
,partnership2 and  7#e7 supports        
bilateral and multilateral partnerships1
 such as the ,quadrilateral ,dialogue1  
to promote a rules-based order in the   
,indo-,pacific4