Bill Text: IN SR0018 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Affirming support for Taiwan's participation in international organizations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-29 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy [SR0018 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SR0018-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION affirming support for Taiwan.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION affirming support for Taiwan.
Whereas, The Republic of China (Taiwan) has achieved
economic and social stability and in the last two decades been
lauded as a beacon of democracy for Asia, dramatically
improved its record on human rights, and taken great steps
forward to enter the world arena as a trusted partner;
Whereas, Indiana has maintained a strong cultural and
economic relationship with Taiwan since establishing sister-
state relations with Taiwan on November 6, 1979;
Whereas, Taiwan's absence from international
organizations has impeded Taiwan's ability to respond to
natural disasters like Typhoon Morakot, which struck Taiwan
in the summer of 2009 during an unusually bad typhoon season
in the Pacific region;
Whereas, The Taiwan government is grateful for the assistance and condolences of the international community in the wake of Typhoon Morakot as dozens of international organizations and nations stepped up to help, including the
United States, which supplied military equipment for rescue
and recovery operations, the European Union, Japan, and the
Chinese mainland;
Whereas, Since 2001, aviation safety has become a major
global concern. Taiwan is a key air transport hub in the Asia-
Pacific region, with over 1.35 million flights passing through
the Taipei Information Region, and has the world's 15th largest
airport by cargo volume, Taoyuan International Airport, and
Whereas, The Taiwan government has undertaken a policy
of "flexible diplomacy" in its international relations and a
pragmatic approach to China, having completed a number of
cross-strait liberalization measures, including regular, direct
passenger flights between mainland China and Taiwan and
other goodwill measures resulting in reciprocal gestures and
rapprochement between Taipei and Beijing: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate affirms its support for the participation of Taiwan in international organizations to increase Taiwan's contribution to the global community.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the United States Secretary of State and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Officer in Chicago, Illinois.
