Sec. 5517. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

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## SEC. 5517 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)Taiwan is an important contributor to the global community, as a model for democracy, and by providing expertise in global health, international aviation security, emerging technology development, and high environmental standards; ####

(2)multiple United States Government administrations of both political parties have taken important steps to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations; ####

(3)existing efforts to enhance United States cooperation with Taiwan to provide global public goods, including through development assistance, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief, in trilateral and multilateral fora are laudable and should continue; ####

(4)nonetheless, significant structural, policy, and legal barriers remain to advancing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international community; and ####

(5)efforts to share Taiwan’s expertise with other parts of the global community could be further enhanced through a systematic approach, along with greater attention from Congress and the American public to such efforts.