【大纪元1月12日讯】在美国第111届国会上任新会期首周，长期支持台湾的林德众议员随即于今日提出一决议案，呼吁美国政府承认台湾，与台湾建立外交关系，以展现对台湾民主的支持。决议案并支持台湾在联合国等国际组织内的完整会员籍。甫退任的唐克多议员过去在第109与110届会期（2005年与2007年）中便曾两度提出这项决议案。
林德议员的这项决议案建议美国政府：(A)扬弃一中政策，改采符合现状的“一中一台”政策以承认台湾为一主权独立国家；(B) 开始有关与台湾复交等事宜的相关程序；(C)积极支持台湾完整参与联合国以及美国为会员国等国际组织，即便国家身份为入会资格。
FAPA会长杨英育表示：“上周四(元月一日)适逢美中建交三十周年纪年。林德议员在新国会上任第一周特地选择提出这项决议案，重申美国国会对台湾的坚定支持，意义格外重大。”
杨英育接着表示：“美国虽然在三十年前与台湾断交，台湾却仍蜕变为一经济傲人的新兴民主国家。当今天全世界都知道台湾的名称就是台湾，加上全球已公认台湾为自由指标之一时，美国国会显然认为扬弃过时的一中理念越来越有其必要性。”
杨英育最后表示：“美国与台湾建交的时机就是现在。美国如开启分别承认之例，将可协助其他有意与台湾中国两国保持良好关系的国家效法美国的典范。”
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes. (Introduced in House)
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
HCR —–
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009
Mr. LINDER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.
Whereas the people of Taiwan have established a vibrant and pluralistic democracy;
Whereas the people of Taiwan have conducted four successful presidential elections, successive elections for members of their national legislature, numerous local elections, and two national referenda;
Whereas Taiwan has never been under the jurisdiction of the Communist government in Beijing, which continues to illegitimately claim sovereignty over Taiwan and its 23,000,000 citizens;
Whereas the Shanghai Communique, which maintains that there is `One China’ and that `Taiwan is part of China’, was established without the consultation of Congress or people of Taiwan;
Whereas Communist China has since used the `One China Policy’ to block Taiwan’s membership and full participation in international organizations and events, ranging from the United Nations and the World Health Organization to the Olympics;
Whereas the `One China Policy’ is effectively obsolete, and does not reflect the obvious reality that Taiwan has functioned as an independent and sovereign country for over half a century;
Whereas Taiwan maintains diplomatic, cultural, and economic relations with several countries around the world;
Whereas Taiwan and the United States maintained formal diplomatic relations until 1979;
Whereas former President Jimmy Carter abruptly severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 and terminated the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and Taiwan without consulting or seeking the approval of Congress;
Whereas Congress responded later that year by adopting the Taiwan Relations Act, codifying in law the basis for continued friendly relations between the United States and Taiwan;
Whereas former President Ronald Reagan issued the `Six Assurances’ to Taiwan in July 1982, including the assurance that `[t]he United States would not formally recognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.’; and
Whereas Taiwan has been a steadfast ally of the United States and a responsible and compassionate member of the world community: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that–
(A) the President should abandon the fundamentally flawed `One China Policy’ in favor of a more realistic `One China, One Taiwan Policy’ that recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign and independent country, separate from the Communist regime in Beijing;
(B) the President should begin the process of resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; and
(C) the President, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and other relevant United States officials should aggressively support Taiwan’s full participation in the United Nations and any other international organization of which the United States is a member, and for which statehood is a requirement for membership.
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