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.168564.1
SENATE MEMORIAL 54
48
TH
LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Ben D. Altamirano
A MEMORIAL
PROMOTING TRADE BETWEEN NEW MEXICO AND TAIWAN, AND URGING THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO SIGN A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH
TAIWAN.
WHEREAS, Taiwan and the United States are long-standing
friends and allies, both cherishing the commonly shared values
of freedom, democracy and human rights; and
WHEREAS, Taiwan is the world's seventeenth largest economy
and the United States' eighth largest trading partner as well
as the fifth largest market for the United States' agricultural
products; and
WHEREAS, Taiwan is an important trade partner with New
Mexico, importing products from New Mexico, including computer
and electronic products and agricultural products; and
WHEREAS, Taiwan, as a leading manufacturer of information