Senate Passes Non-Binding Resolution To Reassure Taiwan
By Janet Moore/CNN
WASHINGTON (July 10) -- In a 92-0 vote Friday, the Senate reaffirmed Congress'
commitment to a democratic Taiwan and urged President Bill Clinton to seek a public
renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force or threat to use force against Taiwan.
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi told the Senate the
resolution is an important step, but not the end of repairing the damage from
the president's remarks in Shanghai during his recent trip there.
Saying the president's remarks were a major victory for Beijing and a
major blow to Taiwan, Lott added that while seeking to please Beijing the president has strengthened those in Taiwan who argue the U.S. cannot be trusted
as an ally. Lott was referring to Clinton's comments that the U.S. will
continue to have a "one-China" policy.
The Senate's resolution is non-binding and does not carry the weight
of law.
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