About S138

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act

Policy Area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)

Latest Action (2024-07-12): Became Public Law No: 118-70.

Summary

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute ActThis 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.

Subjects: Asia, China, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Human rights, International law and treaties, Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status, Tibet

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