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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives of the 95th Illinois General Assembly are 
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pleased to recognize significant organizations within this 
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State that work to foster cultural awareness and provide 
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valuable services in their communities; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago 
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is hosting a celebration on Friday, October 5, 2007, in 
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observance of the 96th National Day of the Republic of China 
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(Taiwan) on October 10, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Republic of China, the official name of 
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Taiwan, was founded nearly 96 years ago as Asia's first 
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republic; the nation  has established a democratic, multiple 
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party political system and is an economic presence that 
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continues to play an important role in the international arena; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago 
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was formed as a result of the passage by the United States 
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Congress of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 to serve the 
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Taiwan citizens in the Midwestern United States and the 
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interests of the Republic of China (Taiwan); and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, We have seen that Taiwan, as a sister-state of 
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Illinois since such relations were established in 1992, 
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continues to  strengthen relations with the State of Illinois by 
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increasing opportunities for cooperation and exchange in 
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education, culture, trade, commerce, science, and technology 
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between Taiwan and Illinois, as demonstrated by the signing of 
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a Letter of Intent between Illinois growers and Taiwan 
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importers for the purchase of Illinois-grown agricultural 
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products; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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commend the nation of Taiwan on its many achievements and that 
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we congratulate the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in 
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Chicago on the occasion of the 96th National Day of the 
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Republic of China (Taiwan); and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Director General Thomas Cheng of the Taipei 
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Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago with our sincerest 
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wishes for continued success in the future.