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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we approve the |
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| following agreement: |
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| "AGREEMENT |
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| Through the Chairman of the Standing Committee of |
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| Shanghai Municipal People's Congress and the Senate |
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| President of the Illinois Senate, to promote the further |
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| mutual understanding and friendship between the people of |
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| Shanghai Municipal and the State of Illinois, to strengthen |
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| and develop the friendly relationship, to establish a |
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| Friendly Exchange Council ("the Council") between the |
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| Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress |
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| P.R. China and the Illinois State Senate, U.S.A. therefore, |
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| reaching the following common agreements concerning the |
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| purpose, structure, and mission: |
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| The purpose is to enhance the mutual understanding |
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| between the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal |
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| People's Congress and the Illinois State Senate and to |
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| promote the friendship to make substantial cooperative |
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| results in every aspect, such as agriculture, high |
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| technology, and culture. |
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| The Council shall consist of a total of 18 members. |
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| The Chairman of the Standing Committee of Shanghai |
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| Municipal People's Congress and the Senate President |
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| of the Illinois State Senate are the co-Presidents of |
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| the Council. The other members will be from both sides |
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| respectively and averagely. |
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| The Council shall hold a conference biennially by |
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| turns in Shanghai and Illinois that aims at guiding the |
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| exchange and cooperation between the two sides, |
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| summarizing previous work, setting down future plans, |
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| and safeguarding its ongoing functions. |
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| This Agreement shall be written in both Chinese and |
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| English, which will have equal effectiveness."; and be it |