IndianaIndiana House backs closer ties and trade with Taiwan
The Indiana House encourages officials to meet Taiwan’s diplomats and visit Taiwan, while supporting closer trade ties and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations.
What it does
The Indiana House reaffirms its ties with Taiwan. It encourages Indiana officials to meet Taiwan’s diplomats and visit Taiwan without threats from forces opposed to that engagement.
The Indiana House supports Taiwan’s trade talks with the United States and reaffirms its backing for a closer economic and trade partnership with Taiwan.
The House backs Taiwan’s role in international organizations and opposes what it calls distortion of United Nations Resolution 2758. Its clerk must send copies to Indiana’s federal lawmakers and Taiwan’s Chicago office.
Argument forEncouraging officials to meet Taiwan’s diplomats could help them build contacts that support trade opportunities for Indiana businesses.
Argument againstEncouraging official visits could take officials’ time without guaranteeing trade agreements or new opportunities for Indiana businesses.
More detail
The Indiana House reaffirms its ties with Taiwan and encourages Indiana officials to meet Taiwan’s diplomats and visit Taiwan. The sister-state relationship links Indiana and Taiwan, also called the Republic of China. These contacts and visits are encouraged, rather than required. The House also reaffirms support for the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act and the 2025 Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act.
The Indiana House endorses Taiwan’s efforts to negotiate trade agreements with the United States. The endorsement covers trade talks between Taiwan and the United States and closer economic and trade ties between Indiana and Taiwan.
The Indiana House supports Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. The House clerk must send copies of the resolution to the named recipients. Copies go to Indiana’s members of Congress and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago, Taiwan’s representative office there. The House opposes what the resolution calls distortion of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, but does not explain that phrase.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 23Authored by Representative LauerLatest
- Feb 23First reading: adoptedAdopted
- Feb 23Coauthored by Representatives Andrade, Abbott, Aylesworth, Baird, Bascom, Novak, Campbell, Carbaugh, Clere, Commons, Dant Chesser, GiaQuinta, Gore, Haggard, Hamilton, Heaton, Heine, Ireland, Isa, Jackson C, Johnson B, Lopez, Lucas, Mayfield, Miller D, Moseley, Olthoff, Patterson, Pierce K, Slager, Smaltz, Steuerwald, Teshka, VanNatter, Wesco, ZimmermanIntroduced
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