Yet the long-standing differences between Taipei and other localities, as well as the differences in ruling parties, get in the way. Seven southern counties and cities have formed a political league centered around Kaohsiung. Taipei, on the other hand, can't even get along with Taipei County, which completely surrounds it.
「台北經驗」可以善用，然而由於長期以來台北與地方的隔閡、也由於目前執政政黨的不同，當南部七縣市以高雄為核心形成政治聯盟時，台北市卻連環踞四周、僅有一水之隔的台北縣都處不好。