They clashed over whether to build a domed stadium, over how to allocate government funds, over which romanization system should be employed to transcribe Chinese characters, and even over whether the mayor was showing the president proper respect. These conflicts have caused Taipei City to become isolated from Taiwan's other cities and counties.
新政府上台不久，總統府與台北市政府就數度出現激烈的意見扞格，從巨蛋的興建與否、財政資源的分配、中文譯音拼音法的選擇，乃至於市長對總統的應對禮節等，紛擾不斷，連帶導致台北市被各縣市圍剿孤立。