,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ged  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 
#bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,tillis1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,coons7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,reaffirming congressional support for  
the ,taiwan ,relations ,act and         
longstanding bipartisan ,taiwan policy4 
,whereas the ,taiwan ,relations ,act    
7,public ,law #if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja
 et seq47 is the cornerstone of the     
,united ,states-,taiwan relationship1   
which has been characterized by broad   
and enduring bipartisan support2        
,whereas the ,taiwan ,relations ,act    
established key elements of ,united     
,states policy that have stood the test 
of time1 including-- 7#a7 preserving the
 extensive commercial1 cultural1 and    
other ties between the ,united ,states1 
,taiwan1 the people on the ,china       
mainland1 and all other peoples in the  

,western ,pacific2  7#b7 declaring that 
peace and stability in the region are in
 the political1 security1 and economic  
interests of the ,united ,states1 and   
are matters of international concern2   
7#c7 underscoring that the decision of  
the ,united ,states to establish and    
maintain diplomatic relations with the  
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china rests upon the expectation    
that the future of ,taiwan will be      
determined by peaceful means2  7#d7     
considering any effort to determine the 
future of ,taiwan by other than peaceful
 means1 including boycotts or embargoes1
 a threat to regional peace and         
security1 and of grave concern to the   
,united ,states2  7#e7 providing ,taiwan
 with arms of a defensive character2 and
  7#f7 maintaining the capacity of the  
,united ,states to resist any force or  
coercion that would jeopardize the      
security or any social and economic     
system of the people of ,taiwan2        
,whereas the ,united ,states ,government

 has a longstanding ,one ,china ,policy1
 which has been guided by the ,taiwan   
,relations ,act1 the ,three ,joint      
,communiqus1 and the ,six ,assurances2  
,whereas1 in #aihb1 in the context of   
the ,united ,states-,china ,joint       
,communiqu on ,united ,states ,arms     
,sales to ,taiwan1 the ,reagan          
,administration made clear that in its  
negotiations1 the ,united ,states-- 7#a7
 did not agree to set a date for ending 
arms sales to ,taiwan2  7#b7 did not    
agree to prior consultation with the    
,people's ,republic of ,china on arms   
sales to ,taiwan2  7#c7 did not agree to
 play any mediation role between ,taiwan
 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 
7#d7 did not agree to revise the ,taiwan
 ,relations ,act2  7#e7 did not agree to
 take any position regarding sovereignty
 over ,taiwan2 and  7#f7 will not exert 
pressure on ,taiwan to enter into       
negotiations with the ,people's         
,republic of ,china2 ,whereas1 since the
 passage of the ,taiwan ,relations ,act1

 the ,united ,states and ,taiwan have   
further strengthened commercial1        
cultural1 and other ties2 ,whereas      
,taiwan has become a key part of the    
global economy and a significant trading
 and investment partner of the ,united  
,states2 and ,whereas ,taiwan has       
transformed into a robust democracy on  
the world stage3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate reaffirms the ,taiwan 
,relations ,act 7,public ,law #if-h2 #bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq471 the ,three   
,joint ,communiqus1 and the ,six        
,assurances as cornerstones of ,united  
,states policy regarding ,taiwan and    
supports the longstanding bipartisan    
,united ,states policy toward ,taiwan1  
which includes support for ,taiwan's    
self-defense and opposition to efforts  
to determine the future of ,taiwan by   
other than peaceful means4