Full Text of SR0765 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, the State of Illinois established a | 3 | | sister-state relationship with Taiwan, the Republic of China | 4 | | (R.O.C.); since that time, Illinois and Taiwan have enjoyed | 5 | | strong bilateral trade, educational and cultural exchanges, | 6 | | and tourism; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan shares the same values of freedom, | 8 | | democracy, human rights, the rule of law, peace, and | 9 | | prosperity with the State of Illinois and the United States; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The United States ranks as Taiwan's | 12 | | second-largest trading partner; Taiwan is the ninth-largest | 13 | | trading partner of the United States, with bilateral trade | 14 | | reaching more than US$ 160 billion in 2022; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan imported nearly US$ 4.4 billion worth of | 16 | | U.S. farm products in 2022, making it the seventh largest | 17 | | market for U.S. agricultural products overall, the fourth | 18 | | largest market on a per capita basis among the top 10 U.S. | 19 | | agricultural export destinations, and the seventh largest | 20 | | market for U.S. soybeans and corn individually; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Due to its high quality produce, the U.S. remains |
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| 1 | | one of Taiwan's largest sources of agricultural products, | 2 | | supplying more than one-fifth of the country's major | 3 | | agricultural imports; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan and the State of Illinois have enjoyed a | 5 | | long and mutually beneficial relationship with the prospect of | 6 | | future growth; Taiwan was Illinois' fifth-largest export | 7 | | market in Asia in 2022, with US$ 876 million worth of Illinois | 8 | | goods exported to Taiwan; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, To strengthen the Taiwan-Illinois bilateral | 10 | | economic relationship, it is essential to support Illinois | 11 | | businesses to enhance their economic engagement with Taiwan | 12 | | based on the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act (TRA, Public Law 96-8, | 13 | | 22 U.S.C. 3301); Article 4, Section b of the TRA stipulates | 14 | | that "wherever the laws of the United States refer or relate to | 15 | | foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar | 16 | | entities, such terms shall include and such laws shall apply | 17 | | with respect to Taiwan"; it is legitimate for Illinois | 18 | | businesses to refer to Taiwan, R.O.C. as Taiwan in conducting | 19 | | their business ties with Taiwan; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Negotiations for a Bilateral Trade Agreement | 21 | | (BTA), the Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement (ADTA), and | 22 | | the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) | 23 | | between Taiwan and the United States are an important step |
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| 1 | | toward further strengthening bilateral trade between our | 2 | | countries, thereby increasing Illinois' exports to Taiwan and | 3 | | creating bilateral investment and technical collaboration | 4 | | through tariff reduction and other trade facilitation | 5 | | measures; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan has undertaken a policy of "steadfast | 7 | | diplomacy" in its international relations; Taiwan is capable | 8 | | of fulfilling, and willing to fulfill, its responsibilities | 9 | | and to collaborate with the world to deal with the challenges | 10 | | of humanitarian aid, disease control, and so forth; therefore, | 11 | | be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we reaffirm our | 14 | | commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister | 15 | | ties between the State of Illinois and Taiwan, R.O.C.; and be | 16 | | it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That we reaffirm our support for the Taiwan | 18 | | Relations Act (TRA) and support Illinois businesses to refer | 19 | | to Taiwan, R.O.C. as Taiwan; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That we endorse Taiwan's efforts to secure the | 21 | | signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), the Avoidance of | 22 | | Double Taxation Agreement (ADTA), and the Indo-Pacific |
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| 1 | | Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) with the United | 2 | | States, and we reiterate our support for a closer economic and | 3 | | trade partnership between the State of Illinois and Taiwan; | 4 | | and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That we continue to support Taiwan's meaningful | 6 | | participation in international organizations, such as the | 7 | | United Nations (UN), the World Health Organization (WHO), the | 8 | | International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United | 9 | | Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the | 10 | | International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL | 11 | | (ICPO-INTERPOL), which impact the health, safety, and | 12 | | well-being of the people of Taiwan, and we support Taiwan's | 13 | | aspiration to make more contributions in international | 14 | | societies. |
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