AL HJR50

Commends Taiwan as a close ally of the United States sharing democratic values, and notes 2026 marks both the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and 30th anniversary of Taiwan's first direct presidential election

Taiwan is the U.S.'s 7th-largest trading partner with $157.8 billion in trade-in-goods value; Taiwan was Alabama's 17th largest import and 11th largest export market in 2024

Alabama joined the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative in 2022 through a Memorandum of Understanding, becoming the second state to formalize K-12 and higher education partnerships, including a Taiwan Center at Auburn University

Supports continued U.S.-Taiwan trade dialogue, a mechanism to avoid double taxation, and encourages Alabama to send a trade delegation to Taiwan and sign a Cultural, Educational, and Economic Cooperation MOU

Supports Taiwan's participation in international organizations including ICAO, INTERPOL, CPTPP, and IPEF, and opposes China's misrepresentation of UN Resolution 2758