,,iv  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #bf1 #bjba,mr4 ,tiffany 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,perry7 submitted the  
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
,congress that the ,united ,states      
should resume normal diplomatic         
relations with ,taiwan1 negotiate a     
bilateral free trade agreement with     
,taiwan1 and support ,taiwan's          
membership in international             
organizations4  ,whereas the people of  
,taiwan have established a free1 open1  
pluralistic1 and democratic society2    
,whereas the people of ,taiwan have     

conducted #g democratic ,presidential   
elections yielding #c peaceful transfers
 of power1 successive parliamentary     
elections1 multiple nationwide          
referenda1 and numerous local elections2
 ,whereas ,taiwan and its outlying      
islands have never been under the       
jurisdiction or control of the          
,communist regime in ,beijing1 which    
continues to illegitimately claim       
sovereignty over ,taiwan and its people2
 ,whereas ,communist ,china has         
weaponized the so-called ,one ,china    
,policy to block ,taiwan's membership   
and full participation in international 
organizations and events ranging from   
the ,united ,nations and the ,world     
,health ,organization to the ,olympic   
,games2 ,whereas the so-called ,one     
,china ,policy is obsolete1 does not    
serve the people of ,taiwan or the      
,united ,states1 and fails to reflect   
the obvious reality that ,taiwan has    
been a sovereign and independent country
 for over #gj years2 ,whereas ,taiwan   

maintains diplomatic1 cultural1 and     
economic links with several countries   
around the world1 demonstrating its     
clear and indisputable independence from
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2     
,whereas ,taiwan and the ,united ,states
 maintained normal diplomatic relations 
and a ,mutual ,defense ,treaty until    
,president ,carter abruptly abandoned   
both without the approval of ,congress  
in #aigi2 ,whereas ,congress responded  
by adopting the landmark1 bipartisan    
,taiwan ,relations ,act1 codifying in   
law the basis for continued friendly    
relations between the people of the     
,united ,states and ,taiwan2 ,whereas   
former ,president ,reagan strengthened  
ties with ,taiwan by issuing the ,six   
,assurances1 noting that ,the ,united   
,states has not altered its position    
regarding sovereignty over ,taiwan1     
underscoring that ,communist ,chinese   
claims of sovereignty over ,taiwan have 
never been accepted by the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas former ,president     

,clinton declared that the issues       
between ,beijing and ,taiwan must be    
resolved peacefully and with the assent 
of the people of ,taiwan2 ,whereas      
,president ,trump approved the sale of  
defense articles to ,taiwan and signed  
bipartisan legislation allowing for     
expanded high-level exchanges and       
cooperation between ,taiwanese and      
,american officials2 and ,whereas       
,taiwan remains a steadfast ally of the 
,united ,states and a responsible and   
conscientious member of the             
international community3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 the       
,united ,states commends the people of  
,taiwan for their commitment to         
democracy1 civil liberties1 and human   
rights2 and  7#b7 it is the sense of    
,congress that-- 7,a7 the ,president    
should abandon the antiquated ,one      
,china ,policy in favor of a policy that
 recognizes the objective reality that  
,taiwan is an independent country not   
governed by or included within the      

territory of the ,people's ,republic of 
,china2  7,b7 the ,president should     
recognize the legitimacy of the         
democratically elected ,national        
,government in ,taipei1 normalize       
diplomatic relations between our two    
nations1 appoint a ,united ,states      
ambassador to ,taiwan1 and receive a    
,taiwanese ambassador to the ,united    
,states2  7,c7 the ,president should    
rescind arbitrary agency guidelines that
 restrict normal communication and      
interaction between ,united ,states and 
,taiwanese officials2  7,d7 the ,united 
,states ,trade ,representative should   
initiate formal negotiations with       
,taiwan on the establishment of a       
,united ,states-,taiwan ,free ,trade    
,agreement2 and  7,e7 the ,president1   
the ,permanent ,representative of the   
,united ,states to the ,united ,nations1
 and other relevant ,united ,states     
officials should take steps to advocate 
for ,taiwan's full membership in the    
,united ,nations and other international

 organizations in which the ,united     
,states is a member4