SR 662: Taiwan; recognize

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a statement by the Georgia Senate praising Taiwan's democracy and its economic and trade relationship with both the United States and Georgia, noting Taiwan is Georgia's 15th largest import and 17th largest export market in 2024. The resolution urges the Georgia Senate to support ongoing US-Taiwan trade talks and a tax agreement to avoid double taxation, and encourages the state to open a trade office in Taiwan and organize a trade delegation there. It also expresses support for the Senate's Taiwan Caucus, Taiwan's participation in international organizations, an education cooperation agreement with Taiwan, use of a Chinese proficiency test approved by the Georgia Department of Education, and participation in Taiwanese American Heritage Week. Copies would go to the Governor, Secretary of State, Georgia's congressional delegation, and Taiwan's representative office in Atlanta.

• Expresses the Georgia Senate's support for continued US-Taiwan trade talks and a proposed double taxation avoidance agreement between the US and Taiwan.
• Encourages the State of Georgia to establish a trade office in Taiwan and organize a trade delegation to attract investment.
• Voices support for the Senate's Taiwan Caucus and for Taiwan's participation in international bodies such as the WHO, ICAO, and INTERPOL.
• Encourages state officials to deepen ties with Taiwan, including an education cooperation agreement and promotion of a Chinese proficiency test tied to Georgia's State Seal of Biliteracy.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to the Governor, Secretary of State, Georgia's congressional delegation, and Taiwan's representative office in Atlanta.

The resolution mainly concerns state officials such as the Governor, the Secretary of State, and the Georgia Department of Education, as well as Georgia businesses that trade with Taiwan, students and teachers who might take part in exchange programs, and Taiwan's representative office in Atlanta.

While the resolution carries no legal force and changes no statute, it signals the Georgia Senate's interest in strengthening trade, educational, and diplomatic ties with Taiwan, which could shape future state decisions on trade offices, delegations, and school programs involving Taiwan.

• Multiple whereas clauses describe Taiwan's trade relationship with the US and Georgia, citing $158.8 billion in bilateral US-Taiwan trade and Taiwan's ranking as Georgia's 15th largest import and 17th largest export market in 2024.
• The first resolved clause supports continued talks under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, a double taxation avoidance mechanism, and urges Georgia to open a Taiwan trade office and send a trade delegation.
• The second resolved clause supports the Senate's Taiwan Caucus and Taiwan's participation in international organizations including WHO, UNFCCC, ICAO, INTERPOL, CPTPP, and IPEF.
• The third resolved clause encourages state officials to engage with Taiwanese counterparts, supports an education cooperation memorandum of understanding, and promotes use of the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language for Georgia's State Seal of Biliteracy.
• The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor, Secretary of State, the Georgia Congressional Delegation, and Taiwan's Director-General in Atlanta.

1. 2026-02-02Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2026-01-29Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)Primary sponsor
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)

• Taiwan relations
• international trade
• Georgia exports
• education exchange programs
• foreign policy resolution