Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/12/20
By: Miao Chung-han and Flor Wang
Taipei, Dec. 20 (CNA) The Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City Forum opened Thursday, with
Taipei Deputy Mayor Teng Chia-chi (front) and Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Zhou Bo (rear).
both sides stressing the need to boost mutual understanding and build peace across the Taiwan Strait.
“We hope to accomplish sustainable progress through positive competition based on mutual understanding, respect and cooperation, despite the differences caused by long-term separation,” Taipei Deputy Mayor Teng Chia-chi (鄧家基) said at the opening of the forum.
The main significance of this year’s forum is that a consensus has been forged across party lines in Taiwan that the two cities should engage in positive exchanges across the board to build a beautiful and harmonious future for the next generation on both sides, he said.
According to Teng, Taiwan is the first society to have achieved democratization based on Chinese culture, while modern mainland China is a strong power that exercises great influence in the world. [FULL STORY]
