Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§3371 Findings

Title 22 › Chapter 48A— TAIWAN ENHANCED RESILIENCE › Subchapter III— INCLUSION OF TAIWAN IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS › § 3371

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress finds that since 2016 eight countries — Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and Kiribati — cut official ties with Taiwan and instead recognized China. Taiwan had observer status at the World Health Assembly every year from 2009 through 2016, but was not invited in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021 after President Tsai’s 2016 election. Congress also finds that the Taipei Flight Information Region handled 1,750,000 flights and 68,900,000 passengers in 2018 and includes Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the world’s eleventh busiest. Taiwan has been excluded from the International Civil Aviation Organization since 2013. Finally, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 does not decide who represents Taiwan at the UN and does not give China the right to represent the people of Taiwan.

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Title 22, §3371

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Congress makes the following findings:

(1)Since 2016, the Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and Kiribati have severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of diplomatic relations with China.

(2)Taiwan was invited to participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), as an observer annually between 2009 and 2016. Since the 2016 election of President Tsai, the PRC has increasingly resisted Taiwan’s participation in the WHA. Taiwan was not invited to attend the WHA in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021.

(3)The Taipei Flight Information Region reportedly served 1,750,000 flights and 68,900,000 passengers in 2018, and is home to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the eleventh busiest airport in the world. Taiwan has been excluded from participating at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) since 2013.

(4)United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 2758 does not address the issue of representation of Taiwan and its people at the United Nations, nor does it give the PRC the right to represent the people of Taiwan.

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22 U.S.C. § 3371

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60