"Taichung city differs in character from Taipei." According to CEPD secretary Liu Yu-shan's analysis, Taipei is contained within a closed basin and has long been Taiwan's leading administrative and economic center, a situation which is not likely to change.
「台中市的都市性格與台北市不同」，行院政經濟建設委員會主任秘書劉玉山指出，台北是一個封閉完整的盆地可以自成一格，而且台北早期即為台灣政治、經濟首善之區，今後地位也不可能改變。