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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On May 19, 2021, Illinois State Representative
3William Davis (Democrat) and Illinois State Representative and
4Assistant Minority Leader Tim Butler (Republican), as
5co-chairs, established the Illinois Statehouse Taiwan
6Friendship Caucus; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Illinois Statehouse Taiwan Friendship Caucus
8is initiated during the tenure of Johnson Chiang, Director
9General of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office for the
10Midwestern states located in Chicago; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Illinois House will be the first statehouse
12to establish a Taiwan Friendship Caucus, and the caucus has
13bi-partisan support; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Taiwan shares the same values of freedom,
15democracy, human rights, the rule of law, peace, and
16prosperity with the United States and the State of Illinois;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Illinois Statehouse Taiwan Friendship Caucus
19will continue the bilateral relationship with Taiwan and will
20continue to affirm and support its meaningful participation in
21international organizations; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Illinois Statehouse Taiwan Friendship Caucus
2will continue to reaffirm a commitment to strengthening and
3deepening the sister ties between the State of Illinois and
4Taiwan; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
6HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we commemorate the formation of the Illinois Statehouse Taiwan
8Friendship Caucus; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Director General Johnson Chiang as the diplomatic
11representative of Taiwan for the Midwestern states located in
12Chicago.