Bill Text: IN HR0016 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Affirming support for Taiwan's participation in the global community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-25 - First reading: adopted voice vote [HR0016 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HR0016-Introduced.html
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,
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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