Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§285v Sense of Congress respecting membership of Taiwan in Bank

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XIV— - ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 285v

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress says Taiwan (before January 1, 1979, known as the Republic of China) must remain in ADB. U.S. director must warn that expulsion would prompt review of U.S. participation, including ADF payments.

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Title 22, §285v

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It is the sense of the Congress that it is the policy of the United States that Taiwan (before January 1, 1979, known as the Republic of China) shall be permitted to retain membership in the Asian Development Bank and that the United States Executive Director of the Bank shall notify the Bank that a serious review of future United States participation, including any future payments to the Asian Development Fund, would ensue if Taiwan were expelled from the Bank.

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22 U.S.C. § 285v

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73