,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #feg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbf,ms4   
,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1    
,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4    
,b5net1 & ,mr4 ,fett]man7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,comm5d+ ,taiwan on ! #cj?
 anniv]s>y ( its fir/ direct presid5tial
 election 9 #aiif1 & express+ support = 
,taiwan 9 ! pres]vation ( its democratic
 in/itutions4  ,:]eas ,taiwan1 !        
gov]nm5t ( :i* (ficially calls itself ! 
,republic ( ,*9a1 began transition+ to a
 lib]al democracy 9 ! late #aihjs1 lift$
 m>tial law 9 #aihg1 & held its fir/    
direct legislative election 9 #aiib2    
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bc1 #aiif1 ! p (       
,taiwan held _! fir/ direct presid5tial 
election1 m>k+ a hi/oric mile/one 9     
,taiwan's democratic developm5t2 ,:]eas 
,taiwan has n[ held #h presid5tial &    

multiple legislative & local elections  
s9ce its democratic transition1 all (   
:i* 7 free1 fair1 & repres5tative ( ! w 
( ! p ( ,taiwan2 ,:]eas ,taiwan has     
demon/rat$ ! /r5g? ( its democratic     
sy/em ?r\gh multiple peaceful transf]s (
 political p[]1 :i* 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$oms
 9 practice to build a vibrant civil    
society1 a /rong j\rnali/ic & m$ia      
sector1 & an advanc$ bus9ess community2 
,:]eas ,taiwan has cont9u$ to /r5g!n &  
safegu>d its democratic sy/em 9 ! face (
 gr[+ milit>y1 economic1 & political    
pressure f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2     
,:]eas ! p ( ,taiwan h %[n resili5ce &  
/eadfa/ commitm5t to democratic values  
despite ongo+ co]cion & intimidation2   
,:]eas ,taiwan's democracy & respect = !
 rule ( law contribute to peace1        
/ability1 & prosp]ity 9 ! ,indo-,pacific

 region2 ,:]eas ! ,taiwan ,relations    
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq47 & !  
,six ,assurances1 :i* 7 orig9ally       
convey$ by ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan to 
,taiwan 9 #aihb1 rema9 fundam5tal       
elem5ts ( ,unit$ ,/ates policy t[>d     
,taiwan2 & ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ! p ( ,taiwan cont9ue to /& z p>tn]s  
aga9/ co]cion1 & ?reats to regional     
peace & /ability3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4  
,commemoration /atem5t ,! ,s5ate ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 commemorates !     
hi/oric significance ( ,taiwan's fir/   
direct presid5tial election1 :i* 0 held 
on ,m>* #bc1 #aiif2  7#b7 comm5ds       
,taiwan = build+ & su/a9+ a robu/       
democratic sy/em1 & ! example x has set 
= self-gov]nance1 n j = ! ,pacific      
region1 b = ! _w2  7#c7 reg>ds !        
democracy ( ,taiwan z a great /rategic  
/r5g? = ! free _w & a key compon5t (    
/rong & endur+ ,unit$ ,/ates-,taiwan    
relations2  7#d7 is committ$ to support+
 ,taiwan's self-def5se & ! lib]ty ( its 
p2 &  7#e7 rema9s committ$ to ! ,unit$  

,/ates policy t[>d ,taiwan t has be5    
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 may 
be con/ru$ z au?oriz+ ! use ( milit>y   
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