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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Taiwan, the Republic of | ||||||
| 4 | China (R.O.C.) on the occasion of the 112th anniversary of its | ||||||
| 5 | National Day; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The United States and Taiwan, R.O.C. have | ||||||
| 7 | maintained a close friendship based on the 1979 Taiwan | ||||||
| 8 | Relations Act, Public Law 96-8 96th Congress, which celebrates | ||||||
| 9 | its 44th anniversary in 2023; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Taiwan, R.O.C. is the 9th largest trading partner | ||||||
| 11 | of the U. S. as well as the 13th largest export market and 8th | ||||||
| 12 | largest import market, with bilateral trade totaling US$ 135.6 | ||||||
| 13 | billion in 2022; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, On July 25, 2023, the U.S. House of | ||||||
| 15 | Representatives passed the Taiwan International Solidarity | ||||||
| 16 | Act, H.R. 1176, to reaffirm that the U.S. will oppose any | ||||||
| 17 | efforts by the People's Republic of China to interfere with | ||||||
| 18 | Taiwan, R.O.C.'s ability to conduct diplomacy and participate | ||||||
| 19 | in international organizations; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, On August 7, 2023, the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on | ||||||
| 21 | 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act was | ||||||
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| 1 | signed into law by President Joe Biden, and the U.S. and | ||||||
| 2 | Taiwan, R.O.C. will continue to hold talks on bilateral | ||||||
| 3 | economic and trade issues through Trade and Investment | ||||||
| 4 | Framework Agreements (TIFA), Technology, Trade and Investment | ||||||
| 5 | Collaboration Frameworks (TTIC), and Economic Prosperity | ||||||
| 6 | Partnership Dialogues (EPPD) to jointly advance the bilateral | ||||||
| 7 | partnership between the two nations as well as to foster a more | ||||||
| 8 | resilient, just, and flourishing economy for the 21st century; | ||||||
| 9 | and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Taiwan, R.O.C. and the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 11 | established sister-state relations through an agreement signed | ||||||
| 12 | by Illinois Governor Jim Edgar and Taiwan Governor Dr. Lien | ||||||
| 13 | Chan in 1992; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in | ||||||
| 15 | Chicago, formerly called the Consulate General of the Republic | ||||||
| 16 | of China in Chicago, was originally established in 1930 and | ||||||
| 17 | officially renamed in 1994; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, TECO in Chicago, currently led by Director | ||||||
| 19 | General Dennis Yen-Feng Lei, has multiple divisions providing | ||||||
| 20 | services, including its Consular Division, Education Division, | ||||||
| 21 | Economic Division, Press Division, and the Cultural Center of | ||||||
| 22 | TECO; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, TECO in Chicago's jurisdiction includes seven | ||||||
| 2 | states in the Midwest, which are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, | ||||||
| 3 | Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Taiwan, R.O.C. will observe its 112th National | ||||||
| 5 | Day on October 10, 2023; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 7 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we congratulate Taiwan, the Republic of China (R.O.C.) on the | ||||||
| 9 | 112th anniversary of its National Day, and we commend the work | ||||||
| 10 | of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Chicago; | ||||||
| 11 | and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to Director General Dennis Yen-Feng Lei of the TECO | ||||||
| 14 | in Chicago as an expression of our esteem and respect. | ||||||