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| 8 | | - | AN ACT |
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| 11 | | - | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. |
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| 12 | | - | WHEREAS, South Dakota and Taiwan, which share the values of freedom, democracy, rule |
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| 13 | | - | of law, and respect for human rights, have been in a sister-state relationship since 1984; and |
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| 14 | | - | WHEREAS, South Dakota and Taiwan have enjoyed a mutually beneficial bilateral trade |
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| 15 | | - | relationship, in which Taiwan is a major trade partner of South Dakota, and continued growth |
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| 16 | | - | in that relationship is anticipated; and |
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| 17 | | - | WHEREAS, in June of 2024, Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden led a trade delegation of |
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| 18 | | - | state officials and industry leaders to Taiwan, to explore trade opportunities in high-tech |
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| 19 | | - | industries; and |
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| 20 | | - | WHEREAS, on June 28, 2024, South Dakota State University and National Chung Hsing |
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| 21 | | - | University signed an academic cooperation agreement to expand academic collaboration and |
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| 22 | | - | bilateral exchanges in the agricultural sector; and |
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| 23 | | - | WHEREAS, the Republic of China, which is also known as Taiwan, has been a sovereign |
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| 24 | | - | state for over one hundred years, and the People's Republic of China's so-called “One China |
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| 25 | | - | Principle," is baseless; and |
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| 26 | | - | WHEREAS, the negotiation of a fair and reciprocal bilateral trade agreement between |
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| 27 | | - | Taiwan and the United States is an important step toward strengthening mutual investment |
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| 28 | | - | between South Dakota and Taiwan; |
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| 29 | | - | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the One Hundredth Legislature of |
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| 30 | | - | the State of South Dakota, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that South |
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| 31 | | - | Dakota celebrates the 41st anniversary of its sister-state relationship with Taiwan; supports |
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| 32 | | - | the further strengthening of trade relations and academic exchanges between South Dakota |
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| 33 | | - | and Taiwan; supports the signing of the Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation between |
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| 34 | | - | the United States and Taiwan; supports Taiwan’s inclusion in the Indo -Pacific Economic 25.568.10 2 SCR602 |
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| 35 | | - | SCR602 ENROLLED |
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| 36 | | - | Framework for Prosperity and other international organizations which are significant to the |
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| 37 | | - | health, safety, and well-being of all people; and commends Taiwan's vibrant democracy. 25.568.10 3 SCR602 |
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| 38 | | - | SCR602 ENROLLED |
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| 39 | | - | Adopted by the Senate, February 4, 2025 |
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| 40 | | - | Concurred in by the House of Representatives, February 13, 2025 |
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| 54 | | - | _____________________ _____________________ |
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| 55 | | - | Jon Hansen Patricia Miller |
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| 56 | | - | Speaker of the House Chief Clerk |
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| 16 | + | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. 1 |
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| 17 | + | WHEREAS, South Dakota and Taiwan, which share the values of freedom, democracy, rule 2 |
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| 18 | + | of law, and respect for human rights, have been in a sister-state relationship since 1984; 3 |
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| 19 | + | and 4 |
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| 20 | + | WHEREAS, South Dakota and Taiwan have enjoyed a mutually beneficial bilateral trade 5 |
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| 21 | + | relationship, in which Taiwan is a major trade partner of South Dakota, and continued growth 6 |
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| 22 | + | in that relationship is anticipated; and 7 |
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| 23 | + | WHEREAS, in June of 2024, Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden led a trade delegation of 8 |
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| 24 | + | state officials and industry leaders to Taiwan, to explore trade opportunities in high-tech 9 |
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| 25 | + | industries; and 10 |
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| 26 | + | WHEREAS, on June 28, 2024, South Dakota State University and National Chung Hsing 11 |
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| 27 | + | University signed an academic cooperation agreement to expand academic collaboration and 12 |
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| 28 | + | bilateral exchanges in the agricultural sector; and 13 |
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| 29 | + | WHEREAS, the Republic of China, which is also known as Taiwan, has been a sovereign 14 |
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| 30 | + | state for over one hundred years, and the People's Republic of China's so-called “One China 15 |
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| 31 | + | Principle," is baseless; and 16 |
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| 32 | + | WHEREAS, the negotiation of a fair and reciprocal bilateral trade agreement between 17 |
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| 33 | + | Taiwan and the United States is an important step toward strengthening mutual investment 18 |
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| 34 | + | between South Dakota and Taiwan; 19 |
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| 35 | + | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the One Hundredth Legislature of 20 |
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| 36 | + | the State of South Dakota, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that South 21 |
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| 37 | + | Dakota celebrates the 41st anniversary of its sister-state relationship with Taiwan; supports 22 |
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| 38 | + | the further strengthening of trade relations and academic exchanges between South Dakota 23 |
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| 39 | + | and Taiwan; supports the signing of the Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation between 24 25.568.9 2 SCR602 |
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| 40 | + | Underscores indicate new language. |
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| 41 | + | Overstrikes indicate deleted language. |
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| 42 | + | the United States and Taiwan; supports Taiwan’s inclusion in the Indo -Pacific Economic 1 |
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| 43 | + | Framework for Prosperity and other international organizations which are significant to the 2 |
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| 44 | + | health, safety, and well-being of all people; and commends Taiwan's vibrant democracy. 3 |
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