HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 5
Introduced by Representative:
David N. Frizzell
Adopted by voice vote on January 13, 2011, during the First Regular Session of the 117th General Assembly.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
affirming support for increasing Taiwan's international space and participation in and contribution to the global
community.
WHEREAS,
The Republic of China (Taiwan) has achieved economic and social stability, has been lauded as a beacon of democracy for Asia the last
two decades, has dramatically improved its record on human rights and has taken great steps forward to enter the world arena as a
trusted partner;
WHEREAS,
Indiana has a strong cultural and economic relationship with Taiwan since establishing sister state relations on November 6, 1979;
WHEREAS,
Taiwan is the world's 17th largest economy;
WHEREAS,
Taiwan's absence from international organizations dealing with climate change has impeded Taiwan's ability to respond to natural
disasters like Typhoon Morakot;
WHEREAS,
Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan in the summer of 2009 during an unusually bad typhoon season in the Pacific that was possibly
exacerbated by climate change, and in turn, the global initiative to tackle climate change has been impaired by the lack of participation
(observer status) of Taiwan;
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,
Aviation safety has become a major global concern since 2001;
WHEREAS,
Taiwan is a key air transport hub in the Asia-Pacific region with over 1.35 million flights passing through the Taipei Flight
Information Region and Taoyuan International Airport, the world's 15th largest airport by cargo volume; 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,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1.
That the Indiana House of Representatives affirms its support for the participation of Taiwan in the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to increase Taiwan's international space and
contribution to the global community.
SECTION 2.
That the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Secretary of the
United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the members of the Indiana Congressional delegation,
Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer of the UNFCCC, Secretary General Raymond Benjamin of the ICAO, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
in Chicago, Illinois.
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Daivd N. Frizzell
State Representative
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Brian C. Bosma
Speaker of the House
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M. Caroline Spotts