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Expresses the Senate's position that UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 does not endorse China's "One China Principle" and that the U.S. "one China policy" is not the same as that principle.

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI) and the harmful conflation of China's "One China Principle" and the United States'"One China Policy".

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Senate
Introduced 20-FEB-2025
Referred 20-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 27-MAR-2025
Reported 28-APR-2025
On the calendar 28-APR-2025
Key points
  • States that the U.S. one China policy does not recognize Beijing's claim to control Taiwan and takes no position on Taiwan's sovereignty
  • Says UN Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971, addressed only which government holds China's UN seat and does not endorse the One China Principle
  • Opposes China's use of the One China Principle to coerce the United States, Taiwan, and other countries
  • Supports Taiwan's participation in international organizations and access for Taiwan passport holders to UN grounds without PRC-issued identification
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor James E. Risch (R-ID) Cosponsors · 16
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