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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Republic of China (Taiwan) has achieved |
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| economic and social stability; in the last 2 decades, Taiwan |
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| has been lauded as a beacon of democracy for Asia, has |
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| dramatically improved its record on human rights, and has taken |
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| great steps forward to enter the world arena as a trusted |
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| partner; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a strong cultural and |
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| economic relationship with Taiwan since the establishment of |
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| sister-state relations with Taiwan on August 27, 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, Taiwan's absence from international organizations |
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| dealing with climate change has impeded Taiwan's ability to |
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| respond to natural disasters like Typhoon Morakot, which struck |
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| Taiwan in the summer of 2009 during an unusually bad typhoon |
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| season in the Pacific that was possibly exacerbated by climate |
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| change; in addition, the global initiative to tackle climate |
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| change has been impaired by the lack of participation (observer |
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| status) of Taiwan, the world's 17th-largest economy; and
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| WHEREAS, The government of Taiwan has expressed its |
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| gratitude for the assistance and condolences of the |
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| international community in the wake of Typhoon Morakot in 2009, |
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| as dozens of international organizations and nations stepped up |
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| to help, including the United States, which supplied military |
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| equipment for rescue and recovery operations, the European |
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| Union, Japan, and the Chinese mainland; and
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| WHEREAS, Aviation safety has become a major global concern |
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| since 2001; Taiwan is a key air transport hub in the |
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| Asia-Pacific region, with over 1.35 million flights passing |
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| through the Taipei Flight Information Region, and has the |
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| world's 15th-largest airport by cargo volume, Taoyuan |
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| International Airport; and
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| WHEREAS, The government of Taiwan has undertaken a policy |
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| of "flexible diplomacy" in its international relations and a |
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| pragmatic approach to China, having completed a number of |
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| cross-strait liberalization measures, including regular, |
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| direct passenger flights between mainland China and Taiwan and |
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| other goodwill measures, resulting in reciprocal gestures and |
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| rapprochement between Taipei and Beijing; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| affirm our support for the participation of Taiwan in the |
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| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) |
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| and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to |
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| increase Taiwan's international space and contribution to the |
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| global community; and be it further
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