Bill Text: NY K00439 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 22, 2019, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-20)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - adopted [K00439 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-K00439-Introduced.html
Assembly Resolution No. 439 BY: M. of A. Kim MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 22, 2019, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York WHEREAS, The United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) share common ideals and a clear vision for the 21st Century, where freedom and democracy are the foundation for peace, prosperity, and progress; and WHEREAS, The U.S. Congress passed the landmark Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) in 1979 to sustain a close bilateral relationship and to advance mutual security and commercial interests between the U.S. and Taiwan, and on its 40th Anniversary, the TRA along with the Six Assurances have served as cornerstones of U.S.-Taiwan relations and helped to preserve peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait; and WHEREAS, The United States and Taiwan share a long-term and close economic relationship, including $76 billion in bilateral trade in 2018, making Taiwan the 11th largest trading partner of the United States; and Taiwan has expressed its wish to sign a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States; and WHEREAS, The United States has assisted Taiwan in participating in the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), and will continue supporting Taiwan's meaningful participation in these and other organizations; and WHEREAS, The State of New York exported $778 million worth of products to Taiwan in 2018, making Taiwan the 19th largest foreign market for the State of New York; and the bilateral trade and investment have created about 10,000 jobs in the State of New York; and WHEREAS, Many of the United States' top 500 companies headquartered in New York have invested in Taiwan, while more than 300 Taiwanese companies have invested in the State of New York, contributing to mutually beneficial relationship for decades; and WHEREAS, Taiwan has signed mutual driver's license recognition pacts with 31 U.S. states since 2013, and more than 15,000 Taiwanese and American citizens have taken advantage of the above-mentioned pacts, and were Taiwan and New York State to enter into a driver's license reciprocity agreement with each other, this would help increase the mobility of international students, businessmen, and academics from both sides; and WHEREAS, The State of New York is home to a thriving overseas ethnic Chinese communities that support the Republic of China (Taiwan), including the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of New York, Inc., the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of New York, Inc., Buddha's Light International Association in New York, the Taiwan Center (Senior Center), and the Taiwanese American Association of New York, that devote themselves to the harmony and development of the community of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 22, 2019, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York; Tsai, Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan); and Lily Hsu, Ambassador of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York.