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the text of the resolutions.
Dear readers:
It is urgent that you urge your
Congressmen to support it. Below is a template letter. Please print
it out, fill in your name, address etc, and FAX it to your
Representative' office. etc. (NOTE: not to your Senator.)
The template letter will fit on one page. You do not need to
attach the resolution.
Why by fax? Due to the fact that a
letter to Capitol Hill still takes over 3-4 weeks, and because we
feel that Congressional offices do not pay sufficient attention to
the thousands of e-mails they receive each and every day, fax is the
weapon of choice. Reminder though: Do not "flood" your Congressional
office with faxed petitions. Then you will irritate the
Congressional staff and our effort will backfire. And, we ask that
you follow up with the Foreign Affairs Aide, making sure he or she
has received your letter.
Go to www.congress.org to find the fax number of your
Representative. Or click here:
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Good luck and call FAPA HQ at 202-547-3686 if you have any
questions!
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Dear Representative _______________________ :
As a constituent of yours, I write to
you today about the following issue which is very important to
Taiwanese Americans and the people of Taiwan.
On February 16, Reps. Jim Ramstad and
William Jefferson introduced HCR346 calling for a U.S-Taiwan Free
Trade Agreement. The resolution concludes that “the
United States should increase trade opportunities with Taiwan by
launching negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with
Taiwan.”
Taiwan is a gateway to Asia and
America's 8th largest trading partner, creating some US$64 billion
in two-way trade per year. Studies by the US International Trade
Commission show that US exports to Taiwan would grow at a rate of
approximately 16% per year if and when an FTA is concluded.
Taiwan is also a major player in the
IT and computer sector (some 80% of all laptops in the world are
manufactured in Taiwan), as well as an upcoming player in areas such
as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Partnering with Taiwan
companies would give a competitive edge to US R&D in those areas.
Additionally, an FTA would strengthen
U.S. ties with a major democratic ally, and enhance stability and
peace in the region. It would also help Taiwan break out of its
isolation in the regional trade integration which China tries to
impose on the island ("ASEAN plus 3").
Please contact Adam Peterman at
225-2871 (adam.peterman@mail.house.gov) to co-sponsor this important
and time-sensitive resolution. June 2007 is the deadline for the FTA
to qualify for "Fast Track" treatment. So, before June 2007, the FTA
needs to be on the priority agenda of the President. The formal
negotiation
process needs to be started by April
2007.
Thank you very much for your support
for Taiwan!
Sincerely,
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Address
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