West Virginia HCR84: Resolution to oppose China’s misuse of a UN Resolution to delegitimize Taiwan

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 84 (By Delegates Ridenour, Mazzocchi, Butler, Hillenbrand, Ward, Coop-Gonzalez, Jennings, Phillips, Funkhouser, and D. Cannon) [March 7, 2025; Referred to the committee on the Judiciary then Rules] Opposing the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) Misuse of United Nations Resolution 2758 to Delegitimize Taiwan and Exclude Taiwan from International Organizations. Whereas, The Republic of China (ROC) - Taiwan - was one of the 51 original member states of the United Nations (UN) at its inception in 1945; and Whereas, On October 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted UNGA Resolution 2758, which recognizes the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the representative of the member state "China" in the United Nations; and Whereas, UNGA 2758 Resolution's sole purpose was to address the question of which government would represent the seat in the UN for "China" and was never intended to address any other topics including those related to Taiwan's ultimate political status; and Whereas, The PRC frequently conflates UNGA Resolution 2758 with its "One China Principle" which is a policy held by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) alleging and Whereas, PRC officials misrepresent UNGA Resolution 2758, claiming that the adoption of the Resolution implies acceptance of the PRC's "One China Principle" including the PRC's claims to Taiwan despite the fact that UNGA Resolution 2758 does not …

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Sponsors

• Ridenour, Bill (R, 100) · primary sponsor
• Mazzocchi, Margitta (R, 031)
• Butler, Jim (R, 018)
• Hillenbrand, Rick (R, 088)
• Ward, Bryan (R, 086)
• Coop-Gonzalez, Elias (R, 067)
• Jennings, D. Rolland (R, 084)
• Phillips, Chris (R, 068)
• Funkhouser, Joe (R, 098)
• Cannon, David (R, 089)

Common questions

What is HCR84?

HCR84 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Resolution to oppose China’s misuse of a UN Resolution to delegitimize Taiwan.

What is the status of HCR84?

Introduced as of March 7, 2025.

Who sponsored HCR84?

Ridenour, Bill (R, 100), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR84?

On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2025&sessiontype=RS&input4=84&billtype=CR&houseorig=H&btype=res