HM 4 — NEW MEXICO- TAIWAN RELATIONS

HOUSE MEMORIAL 4 55TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2021 INTRODUCED BY Georgene Louis 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL SUPPORTING STRENGTHENING RELATIONS BETWEEN NEW MEXICO, THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN IN TRADE, THE EXCHANGE OF VISITS BY OFFICIALS AND SUPPORTING TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

167 WHEREAS, the trade in goods and services between the e t 17 United States and the Republic of China, also known as Taiwan, w l n d 18 totaled an estimated one hundred three billion nine hundred = = 19 a l million dollars ($103,900,000,000) in 2019, with forty-two i a e r 20 billion three hundred million dollars ($42,300,000,000) in a t m m 21 exports and sixty-one billion six hundred million dollars d r e 22 ($61,600,000,000) in imports, ranking Taiwan as the c e s k 23 tenth-largest trading partner of the United States;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, overall, Taiwan supports more than three hundred u [ seventy-three thousand two hundred eighty-eight jobs in the .219421.2 United States;

HM 4 Page 1 and WHEREAS, one hundred fifty-seven members of congress signed a letter to United States trade representative Robert E.

Lighthizer on December 19, 2019, and fifty United States senators signed an additional letter to him on October 1, 2020, both encouraging the United States government to work toward 14 initiating negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan, which would foster a more open and fair trade environment, thereby creating greater export and investment e t 17 opportunities between the two countries;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, Taiwan's Admiral cable located operations in = = 19 Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in 2018, and Xxentria and Cymmetrik a l i a e r 20 followed in 2020, creating three hundred forty-two, thirty-fivethirty- afive t m m 21 and ten jobs, respectively, with the expectation that more d r e 22 Taiwan-based companies will invest in New Mexico in the years c e s k 23 to come;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, on July 12, 2013, the president of the United u [ States signed into law H.R.1151, an act supporting Taiwan's .219421.2 - 2 - participation as an observer in the international civil aviation organization;

and HM 4 Page 2 WHEREAS, on March 26, 2020, the president of the United States signed into law S.1678, an act stating that it should be the policy of the United States to advocate, as appropriate, for Taiwan's membership in all international organizations in which statehood is not a requirement and in which the United States is also a participant, and for Taiwan to be granted 14 observer status in other appropriate international organizations;

and WHEREAS, Taiwan has received global recognition as a e t 17 success story in combating the coronavirus disease 2019, and w l n d 18 can provide expertise and humanitarian aid to affected states = = 19 in the United States, including New Mexico;

and a l i a e r 20 WHEREAS, Taiwan's inclusion in the world health a t m m 21 organization could benefit the entire human race;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, joint memorials in support of Taiwan's c e s k 23 participation in international organizations and United Nations e a n b 24 specialized agencies have been introduced in the New Mexico u [ legislature in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019;

and .219421.2 - 3 - WHEREAS, the Taiwan Travel Act, enacted on March 16, 2018, allows officials at all levels of the federal government to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts and allows high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico legislators are urged to support the HM 4 Page 3 negotiation of a United States and Taiwan bilateral trade agreement and Taiwan's participation in international organizations;

and 14 WHEREAS, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and New Mexico legislators are encouraged to lead delegations to Taiwan to advance bilateral trade and investment opportunities between e t 17 New Mexico and Taiwan, and tourism, cultural and educational w l n d 18 exchange opportunities between New Mexico and Taiwan in the = = 19 future, including the signing of a memorandum of understanding a l i a e r 20 on economic cooperation and trade relations between New Mexico a t m m 21 and Taiwan;

d r e 22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF c e s k 23 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it support e a n b 24 strengthening relations between New Mexico, the United States u [ and Taiwan in trade, the exchange of visits by officials and .219421.2 - 4 - support of organizations;

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