Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Moreover, a Taiwanese shipping company recently
became the first Asian shipping company to stop at the Port of
Philadelphia, directly connecting Philadelphia with Taiwan and
other Asian countries, thus further expanding trade between
Pennsylvania and Asia; and
WHEREAS, Life Sciences Pennsylvania signed a memorandum of
understanding with the Taiwan Bio Industry Organization in 2015,
and the Pittsburgh Robotics Network joined a strategic alliance
with the Taiwan-USA Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Taiwan Automation
Intelligence and Robotics Association to strengthen cooperation
in the fields of robotics, automation, AI and smart
manufacturing in 2021; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Taiwan signed
an agreement regarding the mutual recognition of driver's
licenses in 2015, deepening relations and providing greater
convenience to people on both sides; and
WHEREAS, The United States-Taiwan Education Initiative was
launched in 2020 to strengthen cooperation on international
education and highlight Taiwan's ability to provide Mandarin
language instruction; and
WHEREAS, Given Mandarin's designation as a critical language
as well as Taiwan's plans to be bilingual by 2030, schools and
institutions of higher education in both Pennsylvania and Taiwan
are encouraged to enhance their exchanges, as exemplified by the
partnership between The Pennsylvania State University and
National Taiwan Normal University; and
WHEREAS, The United States has assisted Taiwan in
participating in the World Health Organization, International
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