Senate Resolution 146

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                  BY  BLACK and IVERSON
  1  3 A Resolution expressing the State of Iowa's appreciation
  1  4    of its strong relations with the Republic of China
  1  5    on Taiwan.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the State of Iowa and several cities in
  1  7 Iowa have established formal sister state and sister
  1  8 city relationships with regions and cities in the
  1  9 Republic of China on Taiwan; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, the State of Iowa, one of the leading
  1 11 agricultural=producing areas of the world, has
  1 12 developed strong economic ties with the Republic of
  1 13 China on Taiwan, which includes a dynamic trade
  1 14 partnership with Iowa commodity organizations and
  1 15 producers of the highest quality agricultural products
  1 16 including beef, pork, corn, and soybeans; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, the State of Iowa extends friendship and
  1 18 goodwill to the people of the Republic of China on
  1 19 Taiwan and expresses confidence that these two areas
  1 20 of the world will prosper from this partnership; NOW
  1 21 THEREFORE,
  1 22    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
  1 23 declares the State of Iowa's appreciation for its
  1 24 strong relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan,
  1 25 and with the honorable Thomas T. S. Cheng, Director
  1 26 General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Chicago,
  1 27 Illinois; and
  1 28    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
  1 29 Resolution be presented to the honorable Director
  1 30 General Thomas T. S. Cheng, Taipei Economic and
  2  1 Cultural Office and representatives of the Republic of
  2  2 China on Taiwan.
  2  3 LSB 7024SS 80
  2  4 da/sh/8