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HCONRES 70 109th Congress House International Affairs Aggression Armed Forces and National Security China Diplomacy East Asia Foreign leaders Negotiations Peace Sovereignty Taiwan

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should strongly oppose China's anti-secession legislation with respect to Taiwan.

Introduced: March 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should: (1) strongly oppose the anti-secession legislation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as it will alter the status quo in the region, and thus is a grave concern to the United States; (2) reaffirm its policy that the future of Taiwan should be resolved by peaceful means and with the consent of its people; and (3) continue to encourage dialogue between Taiwan and the PRC.

Urges the President to direct all appropriate Federal officials to reflect the concern with which the United States views the enactment of the anti-secession legislation to their counterpart officials in the PRC Government.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 70: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should strongly oppose China's anti-secession legislation with respect to Taiwan.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-70/
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"H. Con. Res. 70: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should strongly oppose China's anti-secession legislation with respect to Taiwan.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-70/.
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H. Con. Res. 70, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-70/.
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