Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§3372 Strategy to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 48A— - TAIWAN ENHANCED RESILIENCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - INCLUSION OF TAIWAN IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS › § 3372

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State must send a plan to the relevant Congressional committees within 180 days after December 23, 2022. The plan, made after talking with other federal agencies when needed, must say how the United States will help Taiwan take part in a set of international organizations and how it will respond to pressure from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that pushes others to accept its “One‑China Principle” about Taiwan. The plan must assess how the PRC pressures governments, international groups, civil society, and businesses; review foreign governments’ policies to find partners; analyze international organizations to pick those best for Taiwan’s participation; include a plan to strengthen ties with countries that have upgraded relations with Taiwan in ways that fit U.S. interests; review groups that already let Taiwan participate and whether that has weakened; name no more than 20 organizations the U.S. will prioritize for three years after December 23, 2022; and describe diplomatic steps and coalitions to carry it out. The strategy will be classified but may have an unclassified summary. The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and other officials must actively support Taiwan’s participation in appropriate international organizations.

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Title 22, §3372

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(a)Not later than 180 days after December 23, 2022, the Secretary of State, in consultation with other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy—

(1)to advance Taiwan”s 11 So in original. Probably should be “Taiwan’s”. meaningful participation in a prioritized set of international organizations (IOs); and

(2)that responds to growing pressure from the PRC on foreign governments, IOs, commercial actors, and civil society organizations to comply with its “One-China Principle”, with respect to Taiwan.

(b)The strategy required under subsection (a) should include the following elements:

(1)An assessment of the methods the PRC uses to coerce actors to into adhering to its “One-China Principle.” The methods should include those employed against governments, IOs, and civil society organizations. The assessment should also include pressure on commercial actors, to the extent it is relevant in the context of Taiwan’s meaningful participation in IOs.

(2)An assessment of the policies of foreign governments toward the PRC and Taiwan, to identify likeminded allies and partners who might become public or private partners in the strategy.

(3)A systematic analysis of all IOs, as practicable, to identify IOs that best lend themselves to advancing Taiwan’s participation.

(4)A plan to expand economic, security, and diplomatic engagement with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or upgraded relations with Taiwan, in accordance with United States interests.

(5)A survey of IOs that have allowed Taiwan’s meaningful participation, including an assessment of whether any erosion in Taiwan’s engagement has occurred within those organizations and how Taiwan’s participation has positively strengthened the capacity and activity of these organizations, thereby providing positive models for Taiwan’s inclusion in other similar forums.

(6)A list of no more than 20 IOs at which the United States Government will prioritize for using its voice, vote, and influence to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation over the three-year period following December 23, 2022. The list should be derived from the IOs identified in paragraph (3).

(7)A description of the diplomatic strategies and the coalitions the United States Government plans to develop to implement paragraph (6).

(c)The strategy required in subsection (a) shall be classified, but it may include an unclassified summary.

(d)The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and other relevant United States officials shall actively support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in all appropriate international organizations.

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22 U.S.C. § 3372

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73