Senate Resolution 12 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2             BY  BLACK, BEALL, and BOETTGER
  1  3 A Resolution supporting a free trade agreement between
  1  4    the Republic of China on Taiwan and the United States.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the Republic of China on Taiwan and the
  1  6 United States enjoy one of the most important economic
  1  7 and strategic international relationships that exists
  1  8 today; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, together, Taiwan and the United States
  1 10 promote a shared belief in freedom, democracy, and
  1 11 market principles; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, the level of mutual investment between
  1 13 Taiwan and the United States is substantial; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, streamlined foreign investment procedures
  1 15 developed under a free trade agreement between Taiwan
  1 16 and the United States would create new business
  1 17 opportunities and new jobs; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, a free trade agreement between Taiwan and
  1 19 the United States would encourage greater innovations
  1 20 and manufacturing efficiencies by stimulating joint
  1 21 technological development, practical applications, and
  1 22 new cooperative ventures; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, a recent study by the United States
  1 24 International Trade Commission supports the
  1 25 negotiation of a free trade agreement between Taiwan
  1 26 and the United States; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, a free trade agreement between Taiwan and
  1 28 the United States would build on the existing strong
  1 29 relations between Taiwan and the United States to
  1 30 simultaneously boost Taiwan's security and democracy
  2  1 and serve the broader interests of the United States
  2  2 in the Asia=Pacific region; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  3    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  4 supports the negotiation of a free trade agreement
  2  5 between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the United
  2  6 States of America; and
  2  7    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon adoption, an
  2  8 official copy of this Resolution be prepared and
  2  9 presented to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
  2 10 located in Chicago, Illinois.
  2 11 LSB 2274SS 83
  2 12 jr/rj/14