The people of the Republic of China
have longed for peace and democracy as well as a good
relationship with people from other democractic countries
all over the world. In order to strengthen foreign
affairs and enhance its relationship with people from
other countries as well as natural, cultural, business,
and technological exchanges and cooperation, the Provincial
Government of Taiwan first began the sister state
relationship with the state of Indiana, USA in November,
1979. Thanks to the efforts of several governors,
we have established sister state relationships with
forty two states. To upgrade our friendship with our
sister states and the genuine relationship among one
another, we opened the Exhibition Room of Taiwan's
Sister States on Retrocession Day in 1985 to both
local and foreign visitors, displaying culture items
and all related documents about sister states. The
exhibition is aimed to introduce relevant cultural
items of Sister States, including each state's legislature,
motto, state bird, flower, document of sisterhood
contracts. In addition, specimens and models of state
birds, animals, flowers, fish, special products and
books, maps, magazines, posters, and pictures on the
state's tourism, business and industries, agriculture
and forestry, folklore, pictures of signing activities,
state flags, state distribution map, and signing contract
dates are also on display.
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