,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #feg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bc1 #bjbf,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4         
,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4      
,cruz1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 and   
,mr4 ,fetterman7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,commending ,taiwan on the
 #cjth anniversary of its first direct  
presidential election in #aiif1 and     
expressing support for ,taiwan in the   
preservation of its democratic          
institutions4  ,whereas ,taiwan1 the    
government of which officially calls    
itself the ,republic of ,china1 began   
transitioning to a liberal democracy in 
the late #aihjs1 lifted martial law in  
#aihg1 and held its first direct        
legislative election in #aiib2 ,whereas1
 on ,march #bc1 #aiif1 the people of    
,taiwan held their first direct         

presidential election1 marking a        
historic milestone in ,taiwan's         
democratic development2 ,whereas ,taiwan
 has now held #h presidential and       
multiple legislative and local elections
 since its democratic transition1 all of
 which were free1 fair1 and             
representative of the will of the people
 of ,taiwan2 ,whereas ,taiwan has       
demonstrated the strength of its        
democratic system through multiple      
peaceful transfers of political power1  
which is a bedrock of a free1 stable1   
and representative political system2    
,whereas the democratic institutions of 
,taiwan codify the freedoms of speech1  
press1 assembly1 and religion into law1 
and the citizens of ,taiwan have        
exercised these freedoms in practice to 
build a vibrant civil society1 a strong 
journalistic and media sector1 and an   
advanced business community2 ,whereas   
,taiwan has continued to strengthen and 
safeguard its democratic system in the  
face of growing military1 economic1 and 

political pressure from the ,people's   
,republic of ,china2 ,whereas the people
 of ,taiwan have shown resilience and   
steadfast commitment to democratic      
values despite ongoing coercion and     
intimidation2 ,whereas ,taiwan's        
democracy and respect for the rule of   
law contribute to peace1 stability1 and 
prosperity in the ,indo-,pacific region2
 ,whereas the ,taiwan ,relations ,act   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq47 and the   
,six ,assurances1 which were originally 
conveyed by ,president ,ronald ,reagan  
to ,taiwan in #aihb1 remain fundamental 
elements of ,united ,states policy      
toward ,taiwan2 and ,whereas the people 
of the ,united ,states and the people of
 ,taiwan continue to stand as partners  
against coercion1 and threats to        
regional peace and stability3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it #a4 ,commemoration     
statement ,the ,senate of the ,united   
,states-- 7#a7 commemorates the historic
 significance of ,taiwan's first direct 
presidential election1 which was held on

 ,march #bc1 #aiif2  7#b7 commends      
,taiwan for building and sustaining a   
robust democratic system1 and the       
example it has set for self-governance1 
not just for the ,pacific region1 but   
for the world2  7#c7 regards the        
democracy of ,taiwan as a great         
strategic strength for the free world   
and a key component of strong and       
enduring ,united ,states-,taiwan        
relations2  7#d7 is committed to        
supporting ,taiwan's self-defense and   
the liberty of its people2 and  7#e7    
remains committed to the ,united ,states
 policy toward ,taiwan that has been    
established by the ,taiwan ,relations   
,act 7,public ,law #if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#ccja et seq471 the ,three ,communiqus1 
and the ,six ,assurances towards        
,taiwan4  #b4 ,rule of construction     
,nothing in this resolution may be      
construed as authorizing the use of     
military force4