| 1 | 1 | | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | 2 | | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | 3 | | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | 4 | | HouseResolution |
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| 5 | 5 | | H.R.7 |
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| 6 | 6 | | OfferedbyRepresentativesGraningofJericho,ArsenaultofWilliston, |
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| 7 | 7 | | BerbecoofWinooski,BishopofColchester,Bos-LunofWestminster,Boschof |
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| 8 | 8 | | Clarendon,BoutinofBarreCity,BradyofWilliston,Carris-Duncanof |
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| 9 | 9 | | Whitingham,CoffinofCavendish,ConlonofCornwall,CooperofPownal, |
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| 10 | 10 | | DodgeofEssex,DolanofEssexJunction,DukeofBurlington,Garofanoof |
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| 11 | 11 | | Essex,GoldmanofRockingham,GreerofBennington,GregoireofFairfield, |
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| 12 | 12 | | HangoofBerkshire,HarrisonofChittenden,HolcombeofNorwich,Houghton |
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| 13 | 13 | | ofEssexJunction,HowardofRutlandCity,KrowinskiofBurlington,Lalley |
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| 14 | 14 | | ofShelburne,LipskyofStowe,MarcotteofCoventry,MaslandofThetford, |
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| 15 | 15 | | McCannofMontpelier,MicklusofMilton,MorrisofSpringfield,Morrowof |
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| 16 | 16 | | Weston,OlsonofStarksboro,PageofNewportCity,PouechofHinesburg, |
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| 17 | 17 | | PriestleyofBradford,QuimbyofLyndon,RachelsonofBurlington,Sibiliaof |
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| 18 | 18 | | Dover,StoneofBurlington,SweeneyofShelburne,WatersEvansofCharlotte, |
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| 19 | 19 | | WellsofBrownington,andWhiteofBethel |
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| 20 | 20 | | HouseresolutionreaffirmingthefriendshipbetweentheStateofVermont |
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| 21 | 21 | | andTaiwanandsupportingenhancedVermont-Taiwanbilateralrelationsand |
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| 22 | 22 | | Taiwan’sparticipationininternationalorganizations |
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| 23 | 23 | | Whereas,theUnitedStatesandtheRepublicofChina(Taiwan)sharea |
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| 24 | 24 | | vibrant,mutuallybeneficialbilateralrelationshipbasedonourcommonvalues |
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| 25 | 25 | | offreedomandafree-marketeconomy,andtherelationshipisasstrongasit |
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| 26 | 26 | | haseverbeen,and |
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| 27 | 27 | | Whereas,theJanuary2024electionofDr.LaiChing-teasthePresidentof |
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| 28 | 28 | | TaiwandemonstratesthevibrancyofTaiwan’sdemocracy,and |
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| 29 | 29 | | Whereas,theUnitedStatesisTaiwan’ssecond-largesttradingpartnerand |
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| 30 | 30 | | TaiwanistheUnitedStates’seventh-largesttradingpartner;in2024,thetwo- |
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| 31 | 31 | | waytradeingoodsbetweentheUnitedStatesandTaiwantotaledinexcessof |
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| 32 | 32 | | $157billion;andtheUnitedStatesisalsothelargestsupplierofagricultural |
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| 33 | 33 | | productstoTaiwan,and |
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| 34 | 34 | | Whereas,in2022,theUnitedStatesandTaiwanlaunched,andin2023 |
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| 35 | 35 | | signed,theU.S.-TaiwanInitiativeon21stCenturyTrade,which,inpart,“is |
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| 36 | 36 | | intendedtodevelopconcretewaystodeepentheeconomicandtrade |
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| 37 | 37 | | relationship,”andthefirstagreementundertheInitiativebecameeffectivein |
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| 38 | 38 | | December2024,and |
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| 39 | 39 | | Whereas,Taiwanisthesecond-largestexportdestinationforVermont |
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| 40 | 40 | | goods,worthapproximately$254million,andVermontimportedanestimated |
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| 41 | 41 | | $55.3millioningoodsfromTaiwan,and Whereas,theGovernmentofTaiwanhasexpressedadesiretoreachan |
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| 42 | 42 | | avoidanceofdoubletaxationagreementwiththeUnitedStates,whichcould |
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| 43 | 43 | | increaseVermont’sexportstoTaiwan,bilateralinvestment,andjobsin |
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| 44 | 44 | | Vermont,and |
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| 45 | 45 | | Whereas,VermontandTaiwanhaveenjoyedalonghistoryofproductive |
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| 46 | 46 | | bilateralrelations,includingenteringintoadriver’slicensereciprocity |
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| 47 | 47 | | agreementin2020,andtheGovernmentofTaiwandesirestoestablisha |
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| 48 | 48 | | memorandumofunderstandingwiththeStateofVermonttofurtherincrease |
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| 49 | 49 | | educationalexchangesandcooperation,and |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas,UnitedStatespolicytowardTaiwanisnotbasedonUnited |
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| 51 | 51 | | NationsResolution2758of1971,butrathertheTaiwanRelationsActof1979, |
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| 52 | 52 | | which“providesforthecontinuedmembershipofthepeopleonTaiwaninany |
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| 53 | 53 | | internationalfinancialinstitutionoranyotherinternationalorganization,”and |
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| 54 | 54 | | Whereas,Taiwan’sparticipationandcontributionsininternational |
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| 55 | 55 | | organizations,suchastheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization,theWorld |
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| 56 | 56 | | HealthOrganization,andtheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventionon |
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| 57 | 57 | | ClimateChangewouldgreatlybenefitboththeUnitedStatesandthe |
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| 58 | 58 | | internationalcommunity,nowthereforebeit |
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| 59 | 59 | | ResolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives: |
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| 60 | 60 | | ThatthislegislativebodyreaffirmsthefriendshipbetweentheStateof |
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| 61 | 61 | | VermontandTaiwanandsupportsenhancedVermont-Taiwanbilateral |
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| 62 | 62 | | relationsandTaiwan’sparticipationininternationalorganizations,andbeit |
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| 63 | 63 | | further |
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| 64 | 64 | | Resolved:ThattheClerkoftheHousebedirectedtosendacopyofthis |
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| 65 | 65 | | resolutiontoPresidentDonaldJ.Trump,PresidentLaiChing-teofthe |
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| 66 | 66 | | RepublicofChina(Taiwan),Director-GeneralCharlesLiaooftheTaipei |
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| 67 | 67 | | EconomicandCulturalOfficeinBoston,GovernorPhilipB.Scott,andthe |
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| 68 | 68 | | VermontCongressionalDelegation. |
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