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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 194

Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage full participation in the 
            Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2001

   Mr. Ackerman (for himself and Mr. Chabot) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             International 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage full participation in the 
            Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Whereas the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meets annually to afford 
        leaders of APEC's twenty-one members the opportunity to discuss mutual 
        interests in economic security and expanded commerce;
Whereas this year's APEC forum is scheduled to be held October 19-21, 2001, in 
        Shanghai, China, and will be attended by President George W. Bush and 
        President Jiang Zemin;
Whereas Taiwan enjoys a robust trading relationship with the United States, 
        importing significantly more goods from the United States than does the 
        People's Republic of China;
Whereas Taiwan possesses the seventh largest trading economy and ninth largest 
        gross domestic product in the APEC consortium, contributing 
        significantly to economic stability and commercial expansion across the 
        region;
Whereas bilateral trade and direct investment across the Taiwan Strait has 
        dramatically increased in recent years;
Whereas Taiwan's democratically elected leaders have offered to meet for 
        dialogue with leaders of the People's Republic of China at ``any time, 
        any place on any topics'';
Whereas it is demonstrably in the national security interests of the United 
        States for the leaders across both sides of the Taiwan Strait to engage 
        without precondition in a peaceful dialogue on the basis of mutual 
        respect; and
Whereas the United States Trade Representative stated publicly on June 5, 2001, 
        in Shanghai that the personal participation in this year's APEC forum of 
        Taiwan's democratically elected president, Chen Shui-bian, ``would be a 
        constructive step'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress supports the initiatives proposed for direct dialogue 
without precondition between leaders on both sides of the Taiwan Strait 
and specifically endorses the proposal for full participation in the 
October 2001 Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum by 
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan.
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