States findings of the Senate and declares Idaho's support of its partnership with Taiwan, trade partnerships between the United States and Taiwan, and Taiwan's participation in international organizations.

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 122
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION	1
STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND DECLARING IDAHO'S SUPPORT OF ITS	2
PARTNERSHIP WITH TAIWAN, TRADE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES	3
AND TAIWAN, AND TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.	4
Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:	5
WHEREAS, the United States and Taiwan are bonded by their shared com-	6
mitment to democracy, freedom, human rights, the rule of law, and the market	7
economy; and	8
WHEREAS, trade between the United States and Taiwan contributes mean-	9
ingfully to their mutual economic growth; and	10
WHEREAS, Taiwan is the seventh-largest trading partner of the United	11
States and the eighth-largest export destination for United States agricul-	12
tural goods, with bilateral trade totaling $158.6 billion in 2024; and	13
WHEREAS, the United States and Taiwan have welcomed the resumption of	14
high-level trade engagement and expressed a desire to work closely together;	15
and	16
WHEREAS, in 2024, Taiwan was Idaho's third-largest import and export	17
trading partner, and Taiwan has remained the second-largest export desti-	18
nation for the State of Idaho for eight years since 2017, with a total trade	19
value of $1.17 billion covering commodity goods from electrical equipment	20
and machinery, chemicals, optical and medical equipment, and agricultural	21
products; and	22
WHEREAS, other landmarks in the relationship between Idaho and Taiwan	23
include the establishment of a sister-state relationship in 1984, the es-	24
tablishment of the Idaho-Asia Trade Office in Taiwan in 1988, a driver li-	25
cense reciprocity agreement in 2014, a $1.2 billion, four-year letter of in-	26
tent between the Idaho Wheat Commission and the Taiwan Flour Mills Associa-	27
tion signed in 2025, and a MOU celebrating 40 years of friendship between the	28
State of Idaho and Taiwan signed in 2024; and	29
WHEREAS, these landmarks reflect the growing exchanges and interdepen-	30
dency from civil to official levels between Idaho and Taiwan, inspiring and	31
creating additional economic opportunities and prosperities; and	32
WHEREAS, the United States Congress passed the landmark Taiwan Rela-	33
tions Act in 1979 to sustain a close, bilateral relationship as well as to	34
advance mutual security and commercial interests between the United States	35
and Taiwan; and	36
WHEREAS, the United States has assisted Taiwan in participating in the	37
International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Criminal	38
Police Organization and will continue to support Taiwan's meaningful par-	39
ticipation in these and other international organizations.	40
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-	41
sion of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Rep-	42
resentatives concurring therein, that:	43

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(1) The State of Idaho recognizes the importance of a strong, enduring,	1
and democratically bonded partnership between Idaho and Taiwan;	2
(2) The State of Idaho reiterates its support for a closer economic and	3
trade partnership between the United States and Taiwan, including to support	4
a United States-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement and a resolution of the on-	5
going dialogue on an Agreement of Double Taxation Avoidance; and	6
(3) The State of Idaho supports Taiwan's participation in interna-	7
tional organizations that impact the global trade, health, safety, and	8
well-being of the 23 million people in Taiwan.	9

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