,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #aa1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,sullivan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,s*mitt1    
,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4    
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51   
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,tillis1  
,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1    
,mr4 ,romney1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mrs4     
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4  
,ros51 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mrs4    
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4          
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,mr4 ,graham1  
,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,mr4        
,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,book]1
 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mrs4       
,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1
 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4      
,b5net1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 &
 ,mr4 ,cotton7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,comm5d+ ,taiwan = its    

hi/ory ( democratic elections1 &        
express+ support ( ,taiwan's democratic 
in/itutions4  ,:]eas ,taiwan1 ! gov]nm5t
 ( :i* (ficially calls itself !         
,republic ( ,*9a 7,,roc71 began         
transition+ to a lib]al democracy 9 !   
late #aihjs1 lift+ m>tial law 9 #aihg & 
hold+ ! fir/ direct legislative election
 9 #aiib & ! fir/ direct presid5tial    
election 9 #aiif2 ,:]eas ,taiwan has n[ 
held #g presid5tial1 #i legislative1 &  
_m local elections s9ce ! democratic    
transition1 all ( :i* 7 free1 fair1 &   
repres5tative ( ! w ( ! p ( ,taiwan2    
,:]eas ,taiwan has peacefully transf]r$ 
presid5tial p[] betwe5 political p>ties 
#c times & peacefully transf]r$         
p>liam5t>y p[] betwe5 political p>ties  
#c times2 ,:]eas ! peaceful transf] (   
p[] is a b$rock ( a free1 /able1 &      
repres5tative political sy/em2 ,:]eas ! 
democratic in/itutions ( ,taiwan codify 
! fre$oms ( spee*1 press1 assembly1 &   
religion into law1 & ! citiz5s ( ,taiwan
 h ex]cis$ ^! fre$oms 9 practice1 build+

 a vibrant civil society1 /rong         
j\rnali/ic & m$ia sector1 & an advanc$  
bus9ess community2 ,:]eas ! rule ( law &
 vibrant civil society1 div]se economy1 
& /able political sy/em =m ! basis = !  
prosp]ity & fre$oms ( ,taiwan1 :i* rank 
f> above ! global av]age2 & ,:]eas1 on  
,janu>y #ac1 #bjbd1 ,taiwan w hold its  
eigh? presid5tial election & t5?        
legislative election s9ce beg9n+ !      
transition to democracy1 aft] :i* a new 
presid5t1 vice presid5t1 & legislature w
 take (fice3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4 ,s5se 
( ! ,s5ate ,! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds     
,taiwan = ! example x has set =         
self-gov]nance1 n j = ! ,pacific region1
 b = ! _w2  7#b7 reg>ds ! democracy (   
,taiwan z a great /rategic /r5g? = !    
free _w & an indisp5sable compon5t (    
contempor>y ,unit$ ,/ates-,taiwan       
relations2  7#c7 rema9s conc]n$ ab\t    
int]f]5ce 9 ,taiwan's #bjbd elections by
 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2  7#d7 is     
committ$ to cont9u+ a /rong p>tn]%ip    
across diplomatic1 in=mation1 economic1 

& cultural doma9s1 reg>dless ( ! outcome
 ( ,taiwan's #bjbd elections2 &  7#e7   
rema9s committ$ to ,unit$ ,/ates policy 
z e/abli%$ by ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act 
7,public ,law #if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja
 et seq471 ! ,?ree ,communiqus1 & ! ,six
 ,assurances t[>ds ,taiwan4  #b4 ,rule (
 con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is resolution %all
 be con/ru$ z an au?orization = ! use ( 
milit>y =ce4