Taipei needs integrated development, but has missed the boat time and again as rule over the island has passed from China to Japan and back again. Continuity has been lacking. The Japanese emphasized planned development, while the Kuomintang government long regarded the city as only a temporary perch serving its long-term goal of reconquering the mainland.
從清朝在台北設府，歷經日據時代依照都市計畫「量身打造」台北城，到國民政府早期一心「反攻大陸」，而將台北視為臨時首都，整體都會管理因而延宕蹉跎了許久。