President Lai Ching-te Praises Shen Po-yang's 'Infinite City Forum': Taipei Should Not Only Face China
President Lai Ching-te, also the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, endorsed Legislator Shen Po-yang for Taipei mayor, stating that Taipei's international positioning should not be limited to China but should connect equally with the world. Shen advocates for an "Infinite City Forum" to establish an urban diplomacy system that "transcends geography and links values."
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Central News Agency (Taipei, May 13) – President Lai Ching-te, who also serves as the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), today nominated Legislator Shen Po-yang to run for Taipei mayor at the party's Central Executive Committee meeting. President Lai stated that Taipei's international positioning should not be limited to facing China, but rather should be equally connected with the world. Shen Po-yang advocates for promoting the "Infinite City Forum" to establish an urban diplomacy system that "transcends geography and links values," and President Lai earnestly requested Taipei citizens to fully support Shen Po-yang as the best mayoral candidate.
In his address at the Central Executive Committee meeting, President Lai Ching-te mentioned that Shen Po-yang obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, then pursued a doctoral degree in social ecology-related fields at the University of California, Irvine. Shen Po-yang possesses not only expertise in national security, information, and law but is also a cross-disciplinary talent encompassing urban planning and environmental psychology.
President Lai said that Shen Po-yang views urban governance not as a stacking of individual policies but as an interconnected holistic ecosystem. He also put forward a rigorous logic of "truth, goodness, and beauty" to construct resilient, transparent, and human-caring urban spaces. Furthermore, his experience studying abroad and engaging in international city exchanges has made Shen Po-yang understand that Taipei's international positioning should not only face China but should connect equally with the world.
President Lai Ching-te stated that Shen Po-yang believes that "Taiwan has embraced the world, and Taipei City should also embrace the world." Taipei City should engage in equivalent exchanges with the world based on its rich civic vitality and democratic values. Therefore, Shen Po-yang advocates for promoting the "Infinite City Forum," walking alongside democratic strongholds like Tokyo, New York, and London, to establish an urban diplomacy system that "transcends geography and links values."
President Lai Ching-te believes that a city's progress requires an "urban governor with an international perspective, cross-disciplinary governance capabilities, and warmth." He earnestly requested all Taipei citizens to fully support Shen Po-yang, the best mayoral candidate, to allow Taipei's governance to return to a truly people-oriented organic evolution, "letting Taipei embrace the world and become the world's Taipei." (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 20260513
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In his address at the Central Executive Committee meeting, President Lai Ching-te mentioned that Shen Po-yang obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, then pursued a doctoral degree in social ecology-related fields at the University of California, Irvine. Shen Po-yang possesses not only expertise in national security, information, and law but is also a cross-disciplinary talent encompassing urban planning and environmental psychology.
President Lai said that Shen Po-yang views urban governance not as a stacking of individual policies but as an interconnected holistic ecosystem. He also put forward a rigorous logic of "truth, goodness, and beauty" to construct resilient, transparent, and human-caring urban spaces. Furthermore, his experience studying abroad and engaging in international city exchanges has made Shen Po-yang understand that Taipei's international positioning should not only face China but should connect equally with the world.
President Lai Ching-te stated that Shen Po-yang believes that "Taiwan has embraced the world, and Taipei City should also embrace the world." Taipei City should engage in equivalent exchanges with the world based on its rich civic vitality and democratic values. Therefore, Shen Po-yang advocates for promoting the "Infinite City Forum," walking alongside democratic strongholds like Tokyo, New York, and London, to establish an urban diplomacy system that "transcends geography and links values."
President Lai Ching-te believes that a city's progress requires an "urban governor with an international perspective, cross-disciplinary governance capabilities, and warmth." He earnestly requested all Taipei citizens to fully support Shen Po-yang, the best mayoral candidate, to allow Taipei's governance to return to a truly people-oriented organic evolution, "letting Taipei embrace the world and become the world's Taipei." (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 20260513
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