Nevertheless, while both the Qing court and the Japanese colonial authorities chose Taipei as the capital of Taiwan, they were also very concerned about exercising their authority over the entire island, and thus made a conscious effort to ensure that development took place equally in both the north and south.
清朝與日本雖然都以台北為首府，為了進行全面性掌控，卻十分顧及時下所謂的「南北平衡」，因此並未造成都會發展的傾斜。