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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States relations with the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: April 16, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 7, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Apr 16, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 16, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. policy toward China should be guided by the following strategic objectives to: (1) deploy defense and intelligence capabilities to resist any force or coercion that would jeopardize the peace of the Asia-Pacific region and the security of U.S. friends and allies; (2) treat Taiwan in strict accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, the three United States-People's Republic of China Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances; (3) pursue a diversified U.S. economy as the surest means of providing for leverage in interactions with China; (4) deploy counterintelligence capabilities to protect U.S. national security in the face of significant Chinese espionage efforts; (5) prevent the transfer of technology, intellectual property, or equipment that would substantially contribute to Chinese military or space capabilities; (6) encourage China to utilize its economic, political, and military power to contribute to the international system; (7) encourage China to support political reform and religious freedom; (8) encourage the peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea; and (9) convey to China that responsible behavior will create the possibility for a genuine U.S. partnership on matters of mutual interest, while unacceptable behavior will incur costs that would outweigh any gains.

What's happening now May 7, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 616: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States relations with the People's Republic of China.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-616/
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