HR 284 — A Resolution recognizing October 10, 2025, as "National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan)" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.    2134

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 284
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, O'MARA, ROWE, FLICK, PIELLI, VENKAT,
        KUZMA, RIVERA, PROBST, KHAN, MERSKI, SANCHEZ, BELLMON,
        GILLEN, COOPER, MARCELL AND T. DAVIS, JULY 11, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 14, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing October 10, 2025, as "National Day of the Republic
 2      of China (Taiwan)" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, The Republic of China was established in China in
 4   1912, and its government relocated to Taiwan in 1949; and
 5      WHEREAS, The Republic of China has continued to exercise
 6   jurisdiction over the main island of Taiwan and a number of
 7   outlying islands since 1949, and it observes October 10 as its
 8   National Day; and
 9      WHEREAS, Taiwan is a diverse, inclusive society, comprised of
10   Han Chinese, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples and immigrants
11   from all over the world; and
12      WHEREAS, Taiwan's diverse ethnic groups enrich its culture,
13   and Taiwan's multicultural history is reflected in its dialects,
14   religions, education and artistic expressions; and
15      WHEREAS, The United States policy toward Taiwan is not based
16   on United Nations Resolution 2758, passed in 1971, which did not
17   address Taiwan's representation or sovereignty, nor the
 1   relationship between the People's Republic of China and the
 2   Republic of China; and
 3      WHEREAS, The United States Congress passed the Taiwan
 4   Relations Act (TRA) in 1979 to sustain a close bilateral
 5   relationship as well as to advance mutual security and
 6   commercial interests between the United States and Taiwan, and
 7   the TRA, together with the Six Assurances stipulated by
 8   President Ronald Reagan in 1982, serves as the cornerstone of
 9   United States-Taiwan relations, preserving peace and stability
10   in the Taiwan Strait; and
11      WHEREAS, Taiwan has become a resilient, peaceful and
12   prosperous democracy, as it was ranked as the second-freest
13   country in Asia by Freedom House in 2024 and shares common
14   values such as freedom, peace and democracy with the United
15   States; and
16      WHEREAS, Taiwan's mastery of advanced semiconductor
17   manufacturing and its centrality to the artificial intelligence
18   revolution play a crucial role in global supply chains; and
19      WHEREAS, Taiwan and the United States share close and solid
20   economic ties; and
21      WHEREAS, Taiwan is the United States' seventh-largest trading
22   partner, and the United States is Taiwan's second-largest
23   trading partner, with total trade reaching $158.6 billion in
24   2024; and
25      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania and Taiwan have developed an enduring
26   and mutually beneficial partnership that facilitates economic,
27   scientific, educational, cultural and people-to-people
28   exchanges; and
29      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania imported $1.17 billion in goods from
30   Taiwan and exported $494 million to Taiwan in 2024 and reopened

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 1   its trade and investment office in Taiwan in 2022, further
 2   enhancing the robust economic relationship between the two
 3   sides; and
 4      WHEREAS, Both at home and abroad, the "National Day of the
 5   Republic of China (Taiwan)" is recognized as a celebration of
 6   its achievements in building a better society and strengthening
 7   its freedom, democracy, global competitiveness and economic
 8   stability, while continuing to preserve cross-strait peace and
 9   stability; therefore be it
10      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize October
11   10, 2025, as "National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan)" in
12   Pennsylvania.




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