The Shanghai-Taipei City Forum (simplified Chinese: 上海-台北城市论坛; traditional Chinese: 上海-臺北城市論壇; pinyin: Shànghǎi-Táiběi Chéngshì Lùntán) or Taipei-Shanghai City Forum (simplified Chinese: 台北-上海城市论坛; traditional Chinese: 臺北-上海城市論壇; pinyin: Táiběi-Shànghǎi Chéngshì Lùntán) is an annual forum between the government and civilians of Shanghai and Taipei.
The forum was initially proposed in 2001 by civilian group as a channel for exchange between the two cities, and eventually the forum was launched in 2010 by Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin.[1][2]
Sequence | Date | Venue City | Theme/Remark |
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1st | April 2010 | Taipei[3] | |
2nd | July 2011 | Shanghai[4] | |
3rd | 16 August 2012 | Taipei[5][6] | |
4th | July 2013 | Shanghai[7] | |
5th | 9 June 2014 | Taipei[8] | |
6th | August 2015 | Shanghai[9] | |
7th | 22–23 August 2016 | Taipei | Showing city vitality[10][11][12] |
8th | 2 July 2017 | Shanghai | Healthy City[13] |
9th | 20 December 2018 | Taipei[14] | |
10th | July 2019 | Shanghai[15] | Innovation, Cooperation & Future |
11th | 22 July 2020 | Online[16] | |
12th | 1 December 2021 | Online[17] | New Economy and New Development |
13th | 19 July 2022 | Online[18] | |
14th | 29 August 2023 | Shanghai | New trends, new development[19] |