Taipei-Shanghai Exchanges

Ko Wen-je Carries Out City-Based Exchange by Video Conference with Shanghai in Late July

Brian Hioe
An online video conference to commemorate city-based cross-strait exchanges between Taipei and Shanghai was held late last month. City-based cross-strait exchanges have taken place under the auspices of Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je since 2016. The meeting was held on July 22nd, with proceedings on the Taipei side taking place at the Regent Taipei, while proceedings for the Shanghai side took place at the Shanghai International Convention Center...
August 2020EnglishPolitics6 min read

Increased City-Level Exchanges with China Possible in the Future, Even from DPP Mayors

Brian Hioe
It seems highly likely that KMT city mayors will pursue a strategy of carrying out city-level exchanges with China going forward, a model originally pioneered by Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je that Kaohsiung mayor-elect Han Kuo-yu has also taken up. However, some DPP mayors may also be tempted to do the same, as observed in the example of Tainan mayor-elect Huang Wei-che expressing public interest in visiting China much like Ko or Han...
December 2018EnglishPolitics6 min read

KMT Likely to Push for City-Based Exchanges With China Based on Precedent Set by Ko

Brian Hioe
International views of 2018 local elections in Taiwan, unsurprisingly, have in many cases skewed towards the assessment that China may have been the ultimate victor in nine-in-one elections. The KMT is very likely to leverage on this fact in the near future, to try and push for a new round of efforts to facilitate exchanges with China by way of the city-based exchange model pioneered by Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je. This would be a means of circumventing the central authority of the Tsai administration...
#22EnglishNovember 2018Politics7 min read