Taipei-Shanghai forum seeks closer ties

The 2018 Taipei-Shanghai Forum will be held in Taipei in the middle of next month, the Shanghai Taiwan Affairs Office announced Tuesday.

A delegation from Shanghai will visit Taipei to attend the forum, an annual event held in rotation in the two cities since 2010.

This year, the forum will focus on the theme of cyclic economy, and participants will share their work experiences in health, culture, public residence, urban renewal and garbage sorting in the hope of promoting further cooperation between the two cities.

Launched in 2010, the annual forum has been an important communication platform for the two cities and has made great achievements.

Shanghai and Taipei have deepened their communication and broadened their cooperation with each other by signing 30 agreements so far, according to the office.