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Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act

USA117th CongressS-5306| Senate 
| Updated: 12/20/2022
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (2)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act This bill addresses issues relating to Tibet, including by establishing a statutory definition of Tibet that includes areas in Chinese provinces outside the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). For the purposes of U.S. policies and activities relating to Tibet, this bill defines Tibet to include the TAR and the Tibetan areas of the Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. (Generally, when China's government refers to Tibet, it means only the TAR, while Tibetan exile groups consider historical Tibet to include the TAR as well as areas in the provinces included in this bill's definition. China's government formally established the TAR in 1965.) Furthermore, the objectives of the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues shall include working to ensure that U.S. government statements and documents counter disinformation about Tibet by China's government and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about Tibet's history and institutions. The bill also authorizes the office to take other actions to counter such disinformation. This bill also states that it is U.S. policy that the conflict between Tibet and China is unresolved and that Tibet's legal status remains to be determined in accordance with international law.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8365
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Dec 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 13, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8365
    Introduced in House


  • December 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  • HR 117-8365: Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act
AsiaChinaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTibet

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act

USA117th CongressS-5306| Senate 
| Updated: 12/20/2022
Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act This bill addresses issues relating to Tibet, including by establishing a statutory definition of Tibet that includes areas in Chinese provinces outside the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). For the purposes of U.S. policies and activities relating to Tibet, this bill defines Tibet to include the TAR and the Tibetan areas of the Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. (Generally, when China's government refers to Tibet, it means only the TAR, while Tibetan exile groups consider historical Tibet to include the TAR as well as areas in the provinces included in this bill's definition. China's government formally established the TAR in 1965.) Furthermore, the objectives of the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues shall include working to ensure that U.S. government statements and documents counter disinformation about Tibet by China's government and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about Tibet's history and institutions. The bill also authorizes the office to take other actions to counter such disinformation. This bill also states that it is U.S. policy that the conflict between Tibet and China is unresolved and that Tibet's legal status remains to be determined in accordance with international law.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8365
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Dec 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 13, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8365
    Introduced in House


  • December 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (2)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8365: Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTibet