Full Text of SR0978 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, the State of Illinois established the | 3 | | sister-state relationship with the Taiwan Province, the | 4 | | Republic of China (Taiwan); Illinois and Taiwan have enjoyed | 5 | | strong bilateral trade, educational and cultural exchanges, | 6 | | and tourism throughout their relationship; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan shares the same values of freedom, | 8 | | democracy, human rights, the rule of law, peace, and prosperity | 9 | | with the United States and the State of Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The United States ranks as Taiwan's second largest | 11 | | trading partner, and Taiwan is the United States' eleventh | 12 | | largest trading partner; bilateral trade between the two | 13 | | countries reached $76.3 billion in U.S. dollars in 2018; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan and the State of Illinois have enjoyed a | 15 | | long and mutually beneficial relationship with the prospect of | 16 | | future growth; in 2018, Taiwan was Illinois' sixth largest | 17 | | export market in Asia with $832 million U.S. dollars worth of | 18 | | Illinois' goods exported to Taiwan; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Negotiations for a Bilateral Trade Agreement | 20 | | between Taiwan and the United States are an important step | 21 | | towards further strengthening bilateral trade between our two |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, This Bilateral Trade Agreement would increase | 3 | | Illinois exports to Taiwan and create bilateral investment and | 4 | | technical collaboration through tariff reduction and other | 5 | | trade facilitation measures; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan has taken a policy of "steadfast diplomacy" | 7 | | in its international relations; Taiwan is capable of fulfilling | 8 | | and is willing to fulfill its responsibilities and to | 9 | | collaborate with the world to deal with the challenges we face, | 10 | | including humanitarian aid and disease control; therefore, be | 11 | | it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we reaffirm our | 14 | | commitment to strengthening and deepening the sister ties | 15 | | between the State of Illinois and Taiwan; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That we endorse Taiwan's efforts to secure the | 17 | | signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, | 18 | | and we reiterate our support for a closer economic and trade | 19 | | partnership between the State of Illinois and Taiwan; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we continue to support Taiwan's meaningful |
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| 1 | | participation in international organizations that impact the | 2 | | health, safety, and well-being of its citizens and Taiwan's | 3 | | aspiration to make more contributions in international | 4 | | societies; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | delivered to the members of the Illinois Congressional | 7 | | Delegation and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in | 8 | | Chicago.
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