Senate Concurrent Resolution 12

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  1  1          SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                        BY  BLACK
  1  3 A Concurrent Resolution supporting the United Nations'
  1  4    recognition of the Republic of China on Taiwan.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the Republic of China was a founding
  1  6 member of the United Nations in 1945, and was
  1  7 consistently faithful to the goals and objectives of
  1  8 the United Nations for 26 years; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, in 1971, the United Nations General
  1 10 Assembly excluded the Republic of China in order to
  1 11 recognize the mainland People's Republic of China; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, the United Nations has allowed other
  1 13 divided countries such as East and West Germany and
  1 14 North and South Korea to be equal members of the
  1 15 United Nations organization; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, on August 6, 1993, seven Central American
  1 17 countries presented an initiative to the Secretary
  1 18 General of the United Nations, calling for the
  1 19 Republic of China's readmission to the United Nations;
  1 20 and
  1 21    WHEREAS, readmission of the Republic of China would
  1 22 be in keeping with the primary mission of the United
  1 23 Nations of promoting international peace and security;
  1 24 and
  1 25    WHEREAS, the state of Iowa and several cities in
  1 26 Iowa have established formal sister state and sister
  1 27 city relationships with regions and cities in the
  1 28 Republic of China; and
  1 29    WHEREAS, the United States and Iowa are significant
  1 30 trading partners as evidenced by the fact that the
  2  1 Republic of China has purchased more than $16 billion
  2  2 in American products this past year; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  3    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
  2  4 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Iowa General
  2  5 Assembly supports the United Nations' recognition and
  2  6 readmission of the Republic of China.
  2  7    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
  2  8 resolution be transmitted to the United Nations
  2  9 General Assembly and the Honorable George W. Bush,
  2 10 President of the United States.
  2 11 LSB 2329SS 80
  2 12 ec/pj/5