Backup Documents 09/27/2022 Item #16H 1 16H1
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The Republic of China (Taiwan) observes the 111' National Day on October 10t", 2022;
and
WHEREAS, the U.S. and Taiwan have maintained close friendship based on the 1979 Taiwan Relations
Act (Public Law 96-8 96" Congress), the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan ties which celebrates its 43'd
anniversary in 2022; and
WHEREAS, Taiwan is the U.S.' 8t" largest trading partner as well as the 11th largest export market
and 8" largest import market, with two-way trade totaling $114 billion in 2021. Taiwan is also Florida's
7th largest market in Asia as of 2021; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. and Taiwan will conduct formal negotiations under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on
21st-Century Trade introduced on June 1, 2022, to bolster economic and trade relations between the
two nations as well as to foster a more resilient, just and flourishing economy for the 21st century;
and
WHEREAS, a bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators and U.S. Congress members joined together in the
signing of letters addressed to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade
Representative, and the President of the United States in support of Taiwan joining the Indo-Pacific
Economic Framework (IPEF) in 2022. Taiwan's inclusion in the IPEF would further promote freedom and
openness in the Indo-Pacific as well as increase the framework's effectiveness in determining the trade
and economic structure of the region and worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Taiwan's meaningful participation in numerous international organizations, including the
International Civil Aviation Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, and the International Criminal Police Organization would benefit regional
development, peace, and prosperity; and
WHEREAS, since the establishment of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami in 1988, Taiwan
has developed sister-state/sister-city relations with Florida. We support Taiwan's mission of economic
liberalization, democratization, and significant international participation;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that
October 10, 2022, be designated as
--~ REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
� - — -j.�' DONE AND ORDERED THIS 27r" Day of September 2022.
BOARD Of-COUNTY,COMMISSIONER ,
COLLIER UNTY, FL RIDA
W AM L. MC ANtEL, JR., CHAIRMAN