2020 Taipei Shanghai City Forum (Twin Cities Forum) was held on the 22nd. However, due to the impact of the new coronavirus, not only was it held via video conference for the first time this year, but the itinerary was also reduced from the previous three days to one day, and the theme was "Epidemic" Post-urban governance”. In addition, in the face of the communication software sector that is of concern to the outside world, the Taipei City Government revealed on the 21st that it will adopt Cisco Systems, which is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, USA.
Since then Taipei Mayor Hao Longbin held the Twin Cities Forum in Taipei for the first time in 2010, the two sides have maintained the format of hosting one year in Taipei and one year in Shanghai to this day. However, due to the impact of the new coronavirus, Taiwan still implements border controls, so the change It will be held via videoconference, and the time and location are scheduled to be held at Taipei Regent Hotel from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm on the 22nd.
According to the Taipei City Government's plan, Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe and Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng will deliver speeches to kick off the event. Then, Taipei City Deputy Mayor Huang Shanshan will give a speech "Change comes true, challenge the epidemic, and create Taipei." After "New Value", Shanghai Vice Mayor Zong Ming continued his speech by "adhering to the people's supremacy and coordinating the promotion of the epidemic and economic development."
The theme of this Twin Cities Forum is divided into four sub-forums: health care, industrial economy, intelligent transportation, and regional governance. Among them, health care will talk about issues related to the new coronavirus, such as the differences in the response of the two sides’ medical systems, centralized isolation and quarantine policies, etc. .
When talking about the Twin Cities Forum a few days ago, Ke Wenzhe said that only with exchanges can there be goodwill, and only with goodwill can there be exchanges. Of course, both sides of the Taiwan Strait must have their own areas of insistence, so they use 5 to deal with each other, "Know each other, understand each other, and respect each other." , cooperate with each other, understand each other when encountering difficulties, and handle them."
In the face of external attention on video equipment, Taipei City Government spokesman Zhou Taizhu pointed out on the 21st that after coordination with Shanghai, it was decided to adopt the Cisco system headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, USA. As for the reason for choosing Cisco, he explained, "This is tantamount to the elimination method." Those who are unwilling to do so, have political concerns or other considerations will be eliminated. Later, Cisco was decided. Neither party had objections. The company's products have a considerable degree of reliability.
As for who was on the attendance list, Zhou Taizhu pointed out that from Taipei, there were Ke Wenzhe, Huang Shanshan, Vice Mayor Cai Bingkun, Secretary-General Chen Zhiming, etc., and from Shanghai, in addition to Gong Zheng and Zong Ming, there were two other officials present, but he did not Fa Fa explained on behalf of others, it can only be said that they also hold important positions in Shanghai. Zhou Taizhu also said that Taipei City’s invitation list includes industry, government and academia, and the scope of exchanges is quite broad.
