House
Resolution
26
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
26
BY
HIGHFILL
and
ABDUL-SAMAD
A
Resolution
recognizing
the
relationship
between
1
Taiwan
and
the
State
of
Iowa
and
endorsing
the
2
signing
of
a
bilateral
investment
agreement
between
3
Taiwan
and
the
United
States.
4
WHEREAS,
relations
between
the
Republic
of
China
5
(Taiwan)
and
the
United
States,
and
in
particular
the
6
State
of
Iowa
with
which
Taiwan
shares
sister-city
7
and
sister-state
ties,
are
marked
by
strong
bilateral
8
trade,
educational
and
cultural
exchanges,
and
9
tourism;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Taiwan
seeks
to
contribute
to
greater
11
regional
integration
in
the
Asia-Pacific
region
12
and
further
promote
bilateral
investment
and
trade
13
relations
with
the
United
States;
and
14
WHEREAS,
negotiations
for
a
bilateral
investment
15
agreement
between
Taiwan
and
the
United
States
are
an
16
important
step
toward
further
strengthening
bilateral
17
trade
and
paving
the
way
for
entering
into
a
free
trade
18
agreement
between
our
two
nations
thereby
increasing
19
Iowa’s
exports
to
Taiwan
and
creating
bilateral
20
investment
and
technical
collaboration
through
tariff
21
reduction
and
other
trade
facilitation
measures;
NOW
22
THEREFORE,
23
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
24
the
House
of
Representatives
affirms
its
commitment
to
25
the
strong
and
deepening
sister-city
and
sister-state
26
relationships
between
Taiwan
and
the
State
of
Iowa,
27
and
endorses
the
signing
of
a
bilateral
investment
28
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agreement
between
Taiwan
and
the
United
States
to
1
increase
exports
and
facilitate
trade
and
investment
2
with
Taiwan;
and
3
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Chief
Clerk
of
the
4
House
of
Representatives
is
hereby
directed
to
send
a
5
copy
of
this
Resolution
to
United
States
Secretary
of
6
State
John
F.
Kerry,
the
Taipei
Economic
and
Cultural
7
Office
in
Chicago,
Illinois,
and
the
members
of
Iowa’s
8
congressional
delegation.
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