IL HR0888

Affirms Illinois House support for Taiwan's participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Recognizes Taiwan as the world's 17th-largest economy and notes that its exclusion from international climate organizations has impeded disaster response capabilities, citing Typhoon Morakot in summer 2009

Highlights Taiwan's strategic importance as a key air transport hub in the Asia-Pacific region with over 1.35 million flights passing through the Taipei Flight Information Region and the world's 15th-largest airport by cargo volume

Notes Illinois established sister-state relations with Taiwan on August 27, 1992, and acknowledges Taiwan's achievements in democracy, human rights, and economic stability

Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago