Compared to newly rising cities in China, Taipei consists mostly of built-up residential districts, with only small amounts of land still available for development in Nangang and Kuantu. "Therefore," avers Steve Lin, "the key to future competitiveness will be whether Taipei can develop in close cooperation with Keelung and Taipei County."
林祖嘉指出，和新興的中國城市相比，台北大多是建成區，只有南港和關渡有小塊地方可以開發，「因此未來是否有能力納入基隆港、台北港與台北縣的鄉鎮合作，是走向競爭力的關鍵。」