MS HC95

Commends the relationship between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Mississippi and welcomes Director General Louis Min-Jing Huang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office to the state

Recognizes Taiwan as the world's 21st largest economy and the United States' 10th largest trading partner, with Mississippi exporting $48.7 million in goods and services to Taiwan in 2013

Notes that Taiwan ranks as Mississippi's 8th largest export market in Asia and emphasizes anticipated economic gains from free trade agreements and Taiwan's inclusion in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Acknowledges bilateral agreements between Mississippi and Taiwan including driver's license reciprocity between the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications

References the 32nd anniversary of the Taiwan-Mississippi Sister-State agreement and academic partnerships such as the memorandum of understanding between Mississippi State University and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology