04/26/2004 04:06 PM Senate WTR

CHAIR JOHN COWDERY  called the Senate Special  Committee on World                                                             
Trade and State/Federal  Relations meeting to order  at 4:06 p.m.                                                               
Senators Olson,  Wagoner and Cowdery were  present. Chair Cowdery                                                               
announced that the purpose of  today's meeting is to congratulate                                                               
the re-election  of President Chen  Shui-bian of the  Republic of                                                               
China on Taiwan.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
               SJR 34-TAIWAN STATUS AND PRESIDENT                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR. DANIEL  CHEN, from [Indisc.]  in Seattle, joined  members via                                                               
teleconference.   He  told members  an  inaugural celebration  is                                                               
planned for President  Chen Shui-bian in early June  and he hoped                                                               
more delegates could attend.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. CHEN asked  members, in order to avoid  confusion between the                                                               
Republic of China and the People's  Republic of China, to add the                                                               
words "on  Taiwan" after the Republic  of China on lines  3, 4, 7                                                               
and 14 of page 1 and on line  2 of page 3. He also asked that the                                                               
same change be  made on page 3, line 2,  regarding sending a copy                                                               
of the resolution to the Honorable Chen Shui-bian.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MR.  CHEN extended  an invitation  to Senators  Olson, Guess  and                                                               
Wagoner  to visit  Taiwan in  early June  and told  Chair Cowdery                                                               
that  he plans  to  arrange another  trip  for 6  or  7 days  the                                                               
following year. He  extended a greeting to  all participants from                                                               
the director general.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WAGONER moved  to approve SJR 34  with the abovementioned                                                               
changes.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COWDERY  announced  that  without  objection,  the  motion                                                               
carried. He then thanked Mr. Chen and adjourned the meeting.