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8		-	~~Resolution~~ No. 54
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13	11		Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
14	12		AND ELECTIONS
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17	15		Introduced by:
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22	20		RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE TW ENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
23	21		OF THE CONNECTICUT -TAIWAN SISTER STATE RELATIONSHIP.
24	22		Resolved by this Assembly:
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26	24		WHEREAS, the state of Connecticut and the Republic of China 1
27	25		(Taiwan) have enjoyed a long history of friendship and have 2
28	26		maintained a fruitful sister-state relationship encompassing cultural, 3
29	27		educational and economic exchanges since 1999; and 4
30	28		WHEREAS, the state of Connecticut exported 181 million dollars' 5
31	29		worth of products to Taiwan in 2017, making Taiwan one of the major 6
32	30		foreign markets for Connecticut, and strengthening a robust bilateral 7
33	31		trade relationship as well as fostering a continued collaboration 8
34	32		between their respective industries; and 9
35	33		WHEREAS, as a full-fledged democracy and robust free-market 10
36	34		economy, Taiwan shares with the United States the principles and 11
37	35		values that provide a strong foundation for mutually beneficial 12
38		-	relations; and 13 House Joint Resolution No. 54
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45	42		WHEREAS, the United States Congress passed the landmark 14
46	43		Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) in 1979 to sustain a close bilateral 15
47	44		relationship as well as to advance mutual security and commercial 16
48	45		interests between the United States and Taiwan, and the TRA has 17
49	46		served as the cornerstone of United States-Taiwan relations and has 18
50	47		helped to preserve peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait; and 19
51	48		WHEREAS, Taiwan's inclusion in the United States Visa Waiver 20
52	49		Program and Global Entry, and the reciprocal travel facilitation 21
53	50		enjoyed by United States citizens when visiting Taiwan, allows Taiwan 22
54	51		and the United States, including the sister-state of Connecticut, to 23
55	52		develop closer relations and to witness rapid growth in all areas of 24
56	53		bilateral development; and 25
57	54		WHEREAS, the United States has assisted Taiwan in participating 26
58	55		in the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer in 2009, and will 27
59	56		continue supporting Taiwan's participation in other international 28
60	57		organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization 29
61	58		(ICAO) and the International Criminal Police Organization 30
62	59		(INTERPOL); and 31
63	60		WHEREAS, the United States and Taiwan share a long-term and 32
64	61		close economic relationship, including 68.2 billion dollars in bilateral 33
65	62		trade in 2017, making Taiwan the eleventh largest trading partner of 34
66	63		the United States; and 35
67	64		WHEREAS, in order to strengthen the bilateral trade relations with 36
68	65		the United States, the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 37
69	66		has expressed its wish to sign a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with 38
70	67		the United States. 39
71	68		NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Connecticut 40
72	69		General Assembly pause in its deliberations to recognize the twentieth 41
73	70		anniversary of the Connecticut-Taiwan Sister-State Relationship, and 42
74	71		reiterate its support of a closer economic and trade partnership 43
75		-	between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan); and 44 House Joint Resolution No. 54
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82	78		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the clerks of the Senate and 45
83	79		House of Representatives cause a copy of this resolution to be sent to 46
84	80		President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) through the 47
85	81		Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York. 48
86		-	GAE Joint Favorable
	82	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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	87	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. BUTLER, 72nd Dist.; REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
	88	+	REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist.; REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.
	89	+	REP. RILEY, 46th Dist.; REP. RYAN, 139th Dist.
	90	+	REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.; REP. SANTIAGO E., 130th Dist.
	91	+	REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.; SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.
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