S.C.R. No. 13
                             SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The State of Texas enjoys a sister state
    1-2  relationship with the Province of Taiwan, Republic of China; and
    1-3        WHEREAS, The volume of commercial relations between Texas and
    1-4  the Republic of China on Taiwan has grown enormously during 1993;
    1-5  and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The Republic of China on Taiwan is now the 13th
    1-7  largest trading nation in the world, and it ranks seventh in
    1-8  outbound investment, 20th in gross national product, and 25th in
    1-9  per capita income; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The population of the Republic of China on Taiwan is
   1-11  larger than that of two-thirds of the members of the United
   1-12  Nations; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, The Republic of China on Taiwan has consistently
   1-14  demonstrated her support for democracy and peace in the world, her
   1-15  concern for regional and international development, and her
   1-16  interest in overseas relief programs; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Seven Central American countries have proposed to
   1-18  the United Nations to establish an ad hoc committee to study and
   1-19  analyze the exceptional situation of the Republic of China on
   1-20  Taiwan in the international community so as to find a fair and
   1-21  feasible solution to the issue of her participation in the
   1-22  framework of the United Nations; now, therefore, be it
   1-23        RESOLVED by the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas, That
    2-1  the people of the Republic of China on Taiwan deserve appropriate
    2-2  recognition and credit as dynamic participants in the international
    2-3  community; and, be it further
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the Republic of China on Taiwan should be
    2-5  accorded full membership status in the United Nations and all the
    2-6  affiliated organizations; and, be it further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That the United States government give due
    2-8  consideration to render her active support to an important trade
    2-9  partner and former ally so as to expedite the full participation of
   2-10  the Republic of China on Taiwan in the international community in
   2-11  general and the United Nations in particular.