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Minnesota House introduces resolution reaffirming sister ties with Taiwan, cites trade and international participation
Summary
The Minnesota House of Representatives read a resolution reaffirming the state's sister-state relationship with Taiwan, citing trade ties, recent trade agreements and support for Taiwan's participation in international organizations; no floor vote on the resolution was recorded in the transcript.
The Minnesota House of Representatives on May 1 introduced and publicly read a resolution reaffirming the state's sister ties with Taiwan and endorsing closer economic and international cooperation.
The resolution, introduced by Representative Cedrick Robbins (Hennepin), lists trade statistics and policy statements supporting Taiwan, references the Taiwan Relations Act (U.S. Code title 22, section 3301), and urges support for a bilateral trade agreement, an avoidance-of-double-taxation pact, and Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations including the United Nations, World Health Organization, International Civil Aviation Organization, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and INTERPOL. The transcript does not record a final vote or adoption on the resolution.
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