The Senate Government Organization Committee voted to report Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 to the full Senate, saying the People’s Republic of China has misused UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 to delegitimize Taiwan and to exclude Taiwanese participation from international organizations.

Counsel for the committee summarized SCR 15 during the committee meeting. “This resolution opposes the People's Republic Of China's... misuse of United Nations General Assembly resolution 2758 to delegitimize Taiwan and exclude Taiwan from the international organizations,” Counsel said, outlining the resolution's findings and requests.

The resolution notes that the Republic of China (Taiwan) was among the original U.N. members in 1945 and that Resolution 2758 (adopted Oct. 25, 1971) addressed which government would occupy China’s seat at the United Nations. The resolution, the committee summary says, “was never intended to address any other topics, including those related to Taiwan's ultimate political status.”

SCR 15 directs the clerk to forward a copy to West Virginia's congressional delegation and calls on the U.N. and its secretariat to stop citing Resolution 2758 as a basis to bar Taiwanese nationals and media from attending or covering U.N. events. The measure also states that U.S. “One China” policy is not equivalent to the Chinese Communist Party’s “One China” principle and affirms support for Taiwan’s participation in international organizations that do not require statehood for membership.

Committee members had no recorded amendments; the vice chair moved that SCR 15 be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and the committee voice vote carried. The chair announced the motion adopted and the committee reported the resolution to the full Senate.

The resolution text and the committee summary were read into the record during the committee meeting. The committee did not take further substantive amendments during the session.