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EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE UNITED STATES IS COMMITTED TO MILITARY STABILITY IN TAIWAN STRAIT (Senate - March 21, 1996)
[Page: S2622]
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 148) expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States is committed to military stability in Taiwan Strait and the United States should assist in defending the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan) in the event of invasion, missile attack, or blockade by the People's Republic of China.
The Senate proceeded to consider the concurrent resolution.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming is recognized.
AMENDMENT NO. 3562
(PURPOSE: TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION)
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Thomas] for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Dole, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Pell, Mr. Simon, Mr. Mack, Mr. Grams, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lugar, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Warner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Roth, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Craig, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Bryan, and Ms. Moseley-Braun proposes an amendment numbered 3562.
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
`That it is the sense of the Congress--
`(1) to deplore the missile tests and military exercises that the People's Republic of China is conducting from March 8 through March 25, 1996, and view such tests and exercises as potentially serious threats to the peace, security, and stability of Taiwan and not in the spirit of the three United States-China Joint Communiques;
`(2) to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to cease its bellicose actions directed at Taiwan and enter instead into meaningful dialogue with the Government of Taiwan at the highest levels, such as through the Straits Exchange Foundation in Taiwan and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait in Beijing, with an eye towards decreasing tensions and resolving the issue of the future of Taiwan;
`(3) that the President should, consistent with section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3302(c)), immediately consult with Congress on an appropriate United States response to the tests and exercises should the tests or exercises pose an actual threat to the peace, security, and stability of Taiwan;
`(4) that the President should, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), reexamine the nature and quantity of defense articles and services that may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability in light of the heightened military threat; and
`(5) that the Government of Taiwan should remain committed to the peaceful resolution of its future relations with the People's Republic of China by mutual decision.'
Amend the preamble to read as follows:
`Whereas the People's Republic of China, in a clear attempt to intimidate the people and Government of Taiwan, has over the past 9 months conducted a series of military exercises, including missile tests, within alarmingly close proximity to Taiwan;
`Whereas from March 8 through March 15, 1996, the People's Republic of China conducted a series of missile tests within 25 to 35 miles of the 2 principal northern and southern ports of Taiwan, Kaohsiung and Keelung;
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