SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met his Taipei counterpart Ko Wen-je and his delegation yesterday and welcomed them to attend this year's Shanghai-Taipei Forum.

Yang said the two cities have enjoyed long-term cooperation and exchanges which culminated in the annual forum and a series of agreements to strengthen exchanges in science and technology, education, culture, sports and public health.

He said the Shanghai-Taipei relationship set a good example for other cities across the straits and promoted friendship between people on both sides of the straits.