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1	1	88R13613 TBO-F
2	2	By: Kolkhorst S.C.R. No. 34
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5	5	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
6	6	WHEREAS, The longstanding bonds of friendship between the
7	7	United States and Taiwan, embodied in the Taiwan Relations Act of
8	8	1979, continue to yield important economic, social, strategic, and
9	9	cultural benefits; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Taiwan ranks as the United States' ninth largest
11	11	trading partner, and bilateral trade reached $114 billion in 2021;
12	12	that same year, Taiwan was the sixth largest export market for U.S.
13	13	agricultural products; the robust U.S.-Taiwan trade and investment
14	14	partnership provides a solid foundation for a mutually beneficial
15	15	bilateral trade agreement (BTA) to spur job creation, further
16	16	expand the global market, and secure international supply chains;
17	17	and
18	18	WHEREAS, Taiwan is committed to helping address global
19	19	challenges, from humanitarian crises to nontraditional security
20	20	threats; moreover, the country has emerged as an important partner
21	21	in pandemic prevention, bolstering unprecedented international
22	22	support for Taiwan's bid to participate in the World Health
23	23	Assembly (WHA); and
24	24	WHEREAS, Taiwanese officials and civil society groups
25	25	partner with the United States on a range of issues to promote our
26	26	common values of freedom, democracy, and human rights; these
27	27	partnerships build on the cooperative tradition of prior
28	28	initiatives, such as the Global Cooperation and Training Framework
29	29	(GCTF), which advances Taiwanese leadership in such arenas as
30	30	democratization, human rights, women's empowerment, and public
31	31	health; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Since 1988, Texas and Taiwan have maintained a
33	33	sister-state relationship, and they enjoy particularly close
34	34	economic ties; Taiwan is Texas' 10th largest overseas market, and
35	35	Texas exported over $7.69 billion in goods and services to Taiwan in
36	36	2020; the establishment of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in
37	37	Taiwan could enhance the participation of small- and medium-sized
38	38	enterprises in trade and investment and advance sister-state ties
39	39	between Texas and Taiwan; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Texas and the United States have benefited
41	41	immeasurably through decades of unwavering friendship with Taiwan,
42	42	and the wider world is sure to reap tremendous rewards as Taiwan
43	43	works to enhance its presence in the international community; now,
44	44	therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
46	46	hereby express its support for the strengthening of our partnership
47	47	with Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global
48	48	stage; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives and Senate
50	50	hereby:
51	51	(a) express support for a bilateral trade agreement between
52	52	the United States and Taiwan;
53	53	(b) express support for Taiwan's meaningful participation
54	54	in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, the World
55	55	Health Assembly, the International Civil Aviation Organization,
56	56	the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and
57	57	other organizations;
58	58	(c) express support for a Texas Trade and Investment Office
59	59	in Taiwan; and
60	60	(d) celebrate the 44th anniversary of the enactment of the
61	61	Taiwan Relations Act and the 35th anniversary of the sister-state
62	62	relationship between the State of Texas and Taiwan; and, be it
63	63	further
64	64	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
65	65	for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston as an
66	66	expression of the sentiment of the Texas House of Representatives
67	67	and Senate.