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2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 28
April 16, 2025 - Introduced by Senators TESTIN, TOMCZYK, ROYS, CABRAL-GUEVARA,
JACQUE, RATCLIFF, SPREITZER and WANGGAARD, cosponsored by
Representatives KITCHENS, FRANKLIN, TRANEL, BILLINGS, ANDERSON,
ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, DESMIDT, DITTRICH, EMERSON, GOODWIN, KAUFERT,
KRUG, MIRESSE, NOVAK, O'CONNOR, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PENTERMAN, SHEEHAN,
STUBBS, SWEARINGEN, WITTKE and SINICKI. Referred to Committee on Senate
Organization.
Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin[s commitment to the strengthening and
deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan;
reaffirming Wisconsin[s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting
Taiwan[s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and
continuing support for increasing Taiwan[s international profile.
Whereas, the State of Wisconsin established in 1986 a sister-state relationship
with Taiwan Province, Republic of China (Taiwan), and Wisconsin and Taiwan have
enjoyed strong bilateral trade, educational and cultural exchanges, and tourism;
and
Whereas, Taiwan shares the same values of freedom, democracy, human
rights, the rule of law, peace, and prosperity with the United States and the State of
Wisconsin; and
Whereas, in 2023, the United States ranked as Taiwan[s second-largest
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trading partner, Taiwan ranked as the eighth-largest trading partner of the United
States, and bilateral trade reached more than $127.5 billion; and
Whereas, Taiwan imported nearly $3.7 billion worth of U.S. farm products in
2023, making it the seventh-largest market for U.S. agricultural products overall,
the fourth-largest market on a per capita basis among the top 10 U.S. agricultural
export destinations, and the seventh-largest market for U.S. soybeans and corn; and
Whereas, due to its high-quality produce, the United States remains one of
Taiwan[s largest sources of agricultural products, supplying more than one-fifth of
the country[s major agricultural imports; and
Whereas, Taiwan and the State of Wisconsin have enjoyed a long and mutually
beneficial relationship with the prospect of future growth, and Taiwan was
Wisconsin[s fourth-largest export market in Asia in 2023, with $380 million worth
of Wisconsin goods exported to Taiwan; and
Whereas, Taiwan was also Wisconsin[s third-largest import market in Asia in
2023, with $931 million worth of goods imported from Taiwan; and
Whereas, to strengthen the Taiwan-Wisconsin bilateral economic relationship,
it is essential to support Wisconsin businesses to enhance their economic
engagement with Taiwan based on the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act (P.L. 96-8, 22
U.S.C. 3301). Section 4 of the act stipulates that X[w]henever the laws of the United
States refer or relate to foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar
entities, such terms shall include and such laws shall apply with respect to
TaiwanY; and
Whereas, negotiations for a Bilateral Trade Agreement between Taiwan and
the United States are an important step toward further strengthening bilateral
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trade between our countries, thereby increasing Wisconsin[s exports to Taiwan and
creating bilateral investment and technical collaboration through tariff reduction
and other trade facilitation measures; and
Whereas, Taiwan has undertaken a policy of Xsteadfast diplomacyY in its
international relations and Taiwan is capable of, and willing to, fulfill its
responsibilities and to collaborate with the world to face challenges such as
humanitarian aid and disease control; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
Legislature reaffirms its commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the
sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; and, be it further
Resolved, That the Wisconsin Legislature reaffirms its support for the
Taiwan Relations Act; and, be it further
Resolved, That Wisconsin endorses Taiwan[s efforts to secure the signing of a
Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, and reiterates its support for a
closer economic and trade partnership between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan;
and, be it further
Resolved, That Wisconsin continues to support Taiwan[s meaningful
participation in international organizations that impact the health, safety, and
well-being of the people of Taiwan, and supports Taiwan[s aspiration to make more
contributions in international societies; and, be it further
Resolved, That the chief clerk of the senate is hereby directed to transmit
copies of this resolution to the members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation
and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago.
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