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MI SR0152
Resolution
AI Summary
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Congratulates Taiwan on its 20 years of participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and its successful January 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections, including the May 20, 2012 inauguration of President Ma Ying-jeou to a second term
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Affirms Michigan and U.S. support for Taiwan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement alongside the United States and other Asia-Pacific Rim countries
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Reaffirms support for Michigan-Taiwan cordial relations and emphasizes Taiwan's meaningful participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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Notes Taiwan's significant economic ties with the U.S. (9th-largest trading partner worth $62.12 billion in 2011) and Michigan, including enrollment of hundreds of Taiwanese students in Michigan colleges and universities annually
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Directs transmission of the resolution to Michigan Governor Richard D. Snyder, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and leaders of the UNFCCC, ICAO, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
Legislative Description
A resolution congratulating the Republic of China (Taiwan) on its twentieth anniversary of participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and Taiwan's successful 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections; and expressing continued support of Michigan's cordial relations with Taiwan and for increasing Taiwan's international space as part of the global community.
Republic of China
Last Action
Adopted
5/10/2012