support Taiwan's right to self-determination. China continues to increase the number of missiles directed at Taiwan.

Taiwan is the focus of a self-determination dispute in the East Asia region. The government of the People's Republic of China claims the entirety of Taiwan as its territory. However, Taiwanese independence advocates argue that there is no legal claim to Taiwan, as no legally binding treaty ever transferred sovereignty to China following World War II, an assertion with which not only the People's Republic of China but the Republic of China currently governing Taiwan disagree. This de facto government of Taiwan also has not formally withdrawn its claims to China and several other areas. We petition the government to stand for its values, and support the Taiwan people's right to peacefully decide their statehood, and allow engagement and participation in the international community.