A concurrent resolution concerning the 20th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should reaffirm its commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act and the specific guarantees of provision of legitimate defense arrangements to Taiwan contained therein; and (2) Congress has grave concerns over the People's Republic of China's growing arsenal of nuclear and conventionally armed ballistic missiles, the movement of those missiles into a closer geographic proximity to Taiwan, and the effect that buildup may have on stability in the Taiwan Strait. Calls on the President to: (1) direct all appropriate officials to raise with Chinese officials such concerns; (2) seek from Chinese leaders a public renunciation of any use of (or threat to use) force against Taiwan; and (3) provide an annual report detailing the military balance on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Calls for the Secretary of Defense to inform the appropriate congressional committees when officials from Taiwan seek to purchase defense articles for self-defense. Declares that: (1) the U.S. Government should encourage a high-level dialogue with officials from Taiwan and other U.S. allies in East Asia; and (2) it should be U.S. policy to publicly support Taiwan's admission to the World Trade Organization and encourage others to adopt similar policies.

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 12 April 1999

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 12 April 1999

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 12 April 1999

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 26 March 1999

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 26 March 1999

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 26 March 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

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