Krishnamoorthi, Moolenaar, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Supporting Taiwan and Condemning the CCP’s Misinterpretation of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, alongside Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA) and Young Kim (R-CA), introduced a resolution supporting Taiwan and condemning the CCP’s harmful rhetoric related to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758. 

The CCP has long engaged in an international disinformation campaign to reframe UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 as justification for its claims of sovereignty over Taiwan and for Taiwan’s exclusion from international organizations like ICAO, Interpol, and the WHA. Instead, Resolution 2758 takes no position on Taiwan’s ultimate political status and does not represent a United Nations consensus on Taiwan’s status. The CCP’s claims about Resolution 2758 are ahistorical and representative of the CCP’s use of international organizations to advance unjust claims.

“The CCP’s use of Resolution 2758 to claim sovereignty over Taiwan and argue that Taiwan representatives have no place at international organizations is inaccurate and dangerous,” said Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi. “It must be made clear - UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is not Beijing’s One-China Principle. This bipartisan and bicameral resolution that I am proud to co-lead follows in the footsteps of other resolutions introduced in democratic legislatures around the world to stand up together in the face of CCP disinformation in one unified voice.

Today’s resolution reaffirms the United States’ longstanding one-China policy and states unequivocally that United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 is in no way equivalent to the CCP’s “One-China Principle”. It also emphasizes the importance of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies and other nations strengthening ties with Taiwan. It supports ensuring Taiwan passport holders have access to United Nations grounds, outside rules set by the People’s Republic of China.

“The Chinese Communist Party has long sought to manipulate international bodies and misrepresent Taiwan’s status for its own gain. This resolution reaffirms that the United States will not be deceived by these tactics and stands firmly with Taiwan. We must ensure that Beijing’s distortion of history does not go unchallenged, and that Taiwan’s sovereignty is respected on the world stage,” said Chairman Moolenaar.

"Taiwan brings valuable expertise in global health, trade and security to the international community. This resolution sends a strong bipartisan message to the PRC: we oppose its efforts to distort history and isolate Taiwan. The United States will continue to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation on the world stage and push back against false narratives that threaten global stability,” said Representative Bera.

“The Chinese Communist Party continues to distort UNGA Resolution 2758 to justify its sovereignty over Taiwan. Make no mistake, the United States does not recognize the ‘One China Principle’ and will not allow the CCP to silence Taiwan’s voice and suppress Taiwan’s freedoms,” said Representative Kim. “I thank bipartisan colleagues in the House and Senate for joining me in support of our freedom-loving friends in Taiwan, who deserve a seat at the table in international organizations.”

The resolution is a companion bill to an identical Senate resolution introduced yesterday by Senators James Risch (R-ID) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).

“Let me make one thing very clear: America does not recognize China’s claim over Taiwan. Once again, the Chinese government has attempted to trick the world and subvert the United Nations for its own purposes – but we see these malign tactics and stand in support of our friends in Taiwan,” said Senator Risch.

“Beijing's attempts to prevent Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the United Nations further erode international support for Taiwan, and this bipartisan resolution makes it clear that the United States won't allow for that,” said Ranking Member Shaheen. "To be clear, UNGA Resolution 2758 does not define Taiwan’s political status, does not dictate how countries can engage with Taiwan and should not prevent Taiwan from meaningfully participating in UN bodies, full stop. The United States, our partners, and the UN must oppose the Chinese Communist Party's coercive tactics regarding sovereign nations’ treatment of Taiwan and its deliberate distortion of international resolutions to undermine Taiwan’s support around the world.” 

"Communist China’s pressure campaign for its ‘One China principle’ has one goal—international backing to isolate, coerce, and, potentially, invade Taiwan. We must firmly reject Beijing’s strong-arming and revisionist history while supporting Taiwan’s meaningful participation and engagement on the world’s stage,” said Senator Pete Ricketts.

“Taiwan is a strong, thriving democracy and an important U.S. partner in the Indo-Pacific,” said Senator Coons. “The U.S. fully supports Taiwan’s role in international organizations, and we should pass this resolution and reject China’s coercive attempts to limit Taiwan’s role on the global stage and to intimidate other countries from strengthening their own partnerships with Taiwan.”

Similar legislation has been considered around the world, including the European Union, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, following on a model resolution from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), of which Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi and Chairman Moolenaar are members.

Text of the resolution can be found here.