Full Text of SR0060 102nd General Assembly
SR0060 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0060 | | LRB102 16209 MST 21588 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, the State of Illinois established the | 3 | | sister-state relationship with Taiwan Province, the Republic | 4 | | of China (Taiwan), and Illinois and Taiwan have enjoyed strong | 5 | | bilateral trade, educational and cultural exchanges, and | 6 | | 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 United States and the State of Illinois; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The United States ranks as Taiwan's | 12 | | second-largest trading partner; Taiwan is the tenth-largest | 13 | | trading partner of the United States, and bilateral trade | 14 | | reached US$ 85.5 billion in 2019; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Taiwan and the State of Illinois have enjoyed a | 16 | | long and mutually beneficial relationship with the prospect of | 17 | | future growth; Taiwan was Illinois's seventh-largest export | 18 | | market in Asia in 2019, with US$ 667 million worth of Illinois | 19 | | goods exported to Taiwan; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Negotiations for a Bilateral Trade Agreement | 21 | | (BTA) between Taiwan and the United States are an important |
| | | SR0060 | - 2 - | LRB102 16209 MST 21588 r |
|
| 1 | | step toward further strengthening bilateral trade between our | 2 | | countries, thereby increasing exports from Illinois to Taiwan | 3 | | and 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; it is capable of, | 8 | | and willing to, fulfill its responsibilities and to | 9 | | collaborate with the world to deal with the challenges of | 10 | | humanitarian aid, disease control, and so forth; therefore, be | 11 | | it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND 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; and be it | 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That we endorse Taiwan's efforts to secure the | 18 | | signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United | 19 | | States and reiterate our support for a closer economic and | 20 | | trade partnership between the State of Illinois and Taiwan; | 21 | | and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That we continue to support Taiwan's meaningful |
| | | SR0060 | - 3 - | LRB102 16209 MST 21588 r |
|
| 1 | | participation in international organizations which impact the | 2 | | health, safety, and well-being of the people of Taiwan and | 3 | | support Taiwan's aspiration to make more contributions in | 4 | | international societies.
|
|