New Taipei and the New Normal: A Case Study of New Taipei's Approach to Reopening

As Taiwan's largest city with 4 million residents, New Taipei lead the way in the post-pandemic era by setting the global standards for the "new normal" as an inclusive and resilient city. We heard from both policy-makers, senior health officials, and strategic partners from the Bay Area and new Taipei City and discussed strategies and practices to use during the re-opening phase.

Thank you to our speakers: Mr. Yu-Ih Hou, Mayor of New Taipei City; Mr. Mark Chandler, Director of San Francisco Mayor’s Office; Mr. William Brent Christensen, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan’s Taipei office; Dr. Her-Ran Liou, Deputy Secretary-General, New Taipei City Government; Dr. Ming-Wen Chang, Commissioner of the Education Department, New Taipei City Government; Dr. Ching-Li Chang, Commissioner of the Social Welfare Department, New Taipei City Government; Ms. Amy Ho, Commissioner of the Economic Development Department; Dr. Ran-Chou Chen, Commissioner of the Health Department, New Taipei City Government; Facilitated by Ms. Ching-Yu Yao, Director General of the Secretariat, New Taipei City.

Co-hosted by New Taipei City Government, Thrive Alliance, San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce, San Mateo County API Caucus, Organization of Chinese Americans and San Mateo Chapter.