HCONRES 148 · 104th Congress · International Affairs
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People's Republic of China.
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EnactedLatest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.(1996-03-21)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 1996-03-21
Roll #51 ↗Yea 97Nay 0
PassedSenate · 1996-03-21
Roll #51 ↗Yea 97Nay 0
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that the People's Republic of China should: (1) reaffirm its commitment to conduct relations with Taiwan by peaceful means; (2) engage in diplomatic negotiations to discuss any disagreement with Taiwan without any threat of military or economic coercion against Taiwan; and (3) immediately live up to its commitment to work for a peaceful resolution of any disagreements with Taiwan and desist from military actions designed to intimidate Taiwan. Calls on Taiwan to adhere to its commitment to negotiate its future relations with the mainland by mutual, not unilateral, decision. Calls for the United States: (1) to maintain its commitment to resist any resort to force or use other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan, consistent with its undertakings in the Taiwan Relations Act; (2) to maintain a naval presence sufficient to keep open the sea lanes in and near the Taiwan Straits; (3) in the face of the several overt military threats by the People's Republic of China against Taiwan, and consistent with the commitment of the United States under the Taiwan Relations Act, to supply T…
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Cosponsors (20)
4 Democrats16 Republicans