PRINTER'S NO. 753
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
132
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY YAW, ARGALL, BROWNE, GORDNER, KILLION, MENSCH,
TARTAGLIONE AND J. WARD, MAY 8, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 8, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the enactment of the
Taiwan Relations Act and enhancing the friendship and
bilateral relationship between the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and Taiwan.
WHEREAS, The United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
uphold the same values of freedom and democracy and are bonded
by their shared commitment to human rights, the rule of law and
a free market economy; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Taiwan have
developed an enduring and mutually beneficial partnership that
facilitates economic, cultural and people-to-people exchanges
over the years; and
WHEREAS, The United States Congress passed the landmark
Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) in 1979 to sustain a close bilateral
relationship as well as to advance mutual security and
commercial interests between the United States and Taiwan; and
WHEREAS, The TRA serves as the cornerstone of United States-
Taiwan relations, preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan
Strait; and
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WHEREAS, Taiwan is the 11th largest trading partner of the
United States, with bilateral trade, including goods and
services, totaling $86.2 billion in 2017; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania established a trade
and investment office in Taiwan in 2005, promoting a fruitful
relationship of economic cooperation between the two sides; and
WHEREAS, Taiwan is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's 7th
largest export market in Asia, and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania is home to a growing number of Taiwanese companies
that create thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Life Sciences Pennsylvania signed a memorandum of
understanding with Taiwan Bio Industry Organization in 2015,
fostering new business opportunities, partnerships and research
collaboration; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Taiwan signed
an intergovernmental agreement regarding the mutual recognition
of driver's licenses in 2015, creating greater convenience for
the people on both sides and deepening relations between Taiwan
and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
commemorate the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the Taiwan
Relations Act and support the enhancement of the friendship and
bilateral relationship between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and Taiwan; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan through the Taipei Economic and
Cultural Office in New York.
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