IN HCR0031

Honors the 40th anniversary of the Indiana-Taiwan sister-state relationship, which began in 1979 alongside the federal Taiwan Relations Act

Indiana exported $195 million in goods to Taiwan in 2017, making Taiwan the state's seventh largest Asian export market

U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade totaled $68.2 billion in 2017, with the U.S. ranking as Taiwan's second largest trading partner

Supports negotiation of a Bilateral Investment Agreement and Free Trade Agreement between Taiwan and the United States to increase exports and investment

Recognizes shared values between Taiwan, the U.S., and Indiana including freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law