Bill Text: NY K00439 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 22, 2019, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-20)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - adopted [K00439 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00439-Introduced.html

Assembly Resolution No. 439

BY: M. of A. Kim

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May 22, 2019, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of
        New York

  WHEREAS,  The United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) share
common ideals and a clear vision for the 21st Century, where freedom and
democracy are the foundation for peace, prosperity, and progress; and

  WHEREAS, The U.S. Congress passed the landmark Taiwan Relations  Act
(TRA)  in  1979 to sustain a close bilateral relationship and to advance
mutual security and commercial interests between the  U.S.  and  Taiwan,
and  on its 40th Anniversary, the TRA along with the Six Assurances have
served as cornerstones of U.S.-Taiwan relations and helped  to  preserve
peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait; and

  WHEREAS,  The  United  States and Taiwan share a long-term and close
economic relationship, including $76 billion in bilateral trade in 2018,
making Taiwan the 11th largest trading partner of the United States; and
Taiwan has expressed its wish to sign a Bilateral Trade Agreement  (BTA)
with the United States; and

  WHEREAS,  The  United States has assisted Taiwan in participating in
the World Health Organization (WHO), the  International  Civil  Aviation
Organization  (ICAO), and the International Criminal Police Organization
(INTERPOL),   and   will   continue   supporting   Taiwan's   meaningful
participation in these and other organizations; and

  WHEREAS,  The  State  of  New  York  exported  $778 million worth of
products to Taiwan in 2018,  making  Taiwan  the  19th  largest  foreign
market for the State of New York; and the bilateral trade and investment
have created about 10,000 jobs in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Many of the United States' top 500 companies headquartered
in New York have invested in  Taiwan,  while  more  than  300  Taiwanese
companies  have  invested  in  the  State  of  New York, contributing to
mutually beneficial relationship for decades; and

  WHEREAS, Taiwan has signed mutual driver's license recognition pacts
with 31 U.S. states since 2013,  and  more  than  15,000  Taiwanese  and
American citizens have taken advantage of the above-mentioned pacts, and
were  Taiwan  and  New  York  State  to  enter  into  a driver's license
reciprocity agreement with each other,  this  would  help  increase  the
mobility of international students, businessmen, and academics from both
sides; and

  WHEREAS, The State of New York is home to a thriving overseas ethnic
Chinese  communities  that  support  the  Republic  of  China  (Taiwan),
including the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent  Association  (CCBA),  the
Taiwanese  Chamber of Commerce of New York, Inc., the Chinese Chamber of
Commerce of New York, Inc., Buddha's Light International Association  in
New  York, the Taiwan Center (Senior Center), and the Taiwanese American
Association of New York, that  devote  themselves  to  the  harmony  and

development  of  the community of the State of New York; now, therefore,
be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 22, 2019, as Taiwan
Heritage Day in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York; Tsai, Ing-wen, President of the Republic  of  China  (Taiwan);
and  Lily  Hsu, Ambassador of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in
New York.
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