Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act
118th Congress: Senate Bill No. 138
Introduced on January 30, 2023
July 12, 2024 Signed by the President and Became Law
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aims to define by law the geographic region of tibet
defines by law geographic regions outside of the tibet autonomous region as part of tibet
defines tibet autonomous region as well as areas of the qinghai, sichuan, gansu, and yunnan provinces as part of tibet by law
mandates that the office of the u.s. special coordinator for tibetan issues help to counter disinformation about the geographic regions that define tibet
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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
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Passed
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Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act
This act 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 a federal law concerning U.S. policies and activities relating to Tibet, this act 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, but it recognizes the areas included in this act's definition as Tibetan. China's government formally established the TAR in 1965.)
Furthermore, the duties of the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues shall include working with relevant bureaus in the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to ensure that U.S. government statements and documents counter, as appropriate, disinformation about Tibet by China's government and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about Tibet's history and institutions.