South Carolina H 3819: Good Friday

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2025-2026 Bill 3819 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 29, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3819

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A house RESOLUTION

To Commend Taiwan for its relations with the United 
States and the state of South Carolina, to support constant talks under the 
"US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade" and a "US-Taiwan Avoid Double 
Taxation Agreement" as Taiwanese companies are looking for a diverse and free 
market investment in the United States, and to encourage the state government 
to organize a trade delegation to Taiwan to attract more investments and city 
governments to participate in the annual "Smart City" forum in Taiwan.

Whereas, Taiwan and the 
United States of America are long standing allies who both deeply cherish the 
common values of democracy, peace, and prosperity; therefore, Taiwan continues 
to pursue integrated diplomacy and serves the best interests of the 
Indo-Pacific region by deepening ties with other like-minded nations, 
safeguarding regional security, and utilizing Taiwan's technological and 
economic success to promote partnerships on mutual benefits; and

Whereas, China 
repeatedly exerts economic coercion, stages military drills directed toward 
Taiwan, and distorts United Nations Resolution 2758 (XXVI) excluding Taiwan's 
participation from international organizations, which results in global 
challenges to rules-based international order and aggressive authoritarian 
expansionism; and

Whereas, Taiwan is the 
United States' eighth-largest trading partner, and the United States is 
Taiwan's second-largest trading partner, with an estimated 128 billion dollars' 
worth of trade, and Taiwan was South Carolina's fourteenth largest import and ninth 
largest export market in 2023. The United States and Taiwan's first agreement 
entry into force under "US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade" includes 
commitments on anticorruption, good regulatory practices, customs 
administration and trade facilitation, and small and medium-sized enterprises; 
and

Whereas, the procurement of F-16 fighter jets by Taiwan are 
assembled in Greenville, creating many local jobs; South Carolina was the first 
Southeastern State to establish a trade office in Taiwan in 2022, resulting in 
a Taiwan EV delegation visiting South Carolina to seek business opportunities; 
and a successful Taiwan seminar was held in May 2024 by the Walker Institute. 
Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, commend 
Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the State of South Carolina, 
support constant talks under 
the "US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade" and a "US-Taiwan Avoid Double 
Taxation Agreement" as Taiwanese companies are looking for a diverse and free 
market investment in the United States, encourage the state government to 
organize a trade delegation to Taiwan to attract more investments and city 
governments to participate in the annual "Smart City" forum in Taiwan.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to Governor Henry McMaster, Secretary of State Mark Hammond, the South 
Carolina Congressional Delegation, and Mr. Elliot Wang, Director-General of the 
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta.

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