S.Res. 716 — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding critical elements of the United States policy towards the People's Republic of China.

This section expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should (1) address security, economic, technological, diplomatic, and strategic threats posed by the People's Republic of China as the foremost priorities of U.S. foreign policy; (2) sustain and strengthen deterrence against the People's Republic of China to defend U.S. interests, support freedom of navigation, and maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea; (3) protect U.S. economic interests against predatory economic and trade practices of the People's Republic of China by strengthening export controls, restricting investments in strategic industries, enforcing forced labor restrictions, and imposing costs on state-subsidized entities and goods; (4) dominate the artificial intelligence and other foundational technologies sectors compared to the People's Republic of China and other peer and near-peer competitors; (5) reaffirm the U.S. commitment to treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific region—including Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the Philippines—and advance trilateral cooperation among specified allies; (6) preserve peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, the Three Joint Communiqués, and the Six Assurances; (7) strengthen support for U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific region facing coercion from the People's Republic of China, including through broader engagement with India via the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, ASEAN countries, and Pacific island countries; (8) mitigate the leadership and influence of the People's Republic of China in multilateral organizations, technical bodies, and international standards-setting institutions; and (9) advance democratic norms and values that promote human rights, openness, and civil society in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, consistent with laws such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018.