Ko Wen-je says Taipei’s street names need changeBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterTaipei’s street names should reflect a “Taiwanese spirit,” Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said in an online video released yesterday, in which he asked why many of them are named after locations in China. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. “For Taiwanese who grew up on this piece of land, it is really confusing that the street names refer to Chinese cities,” he said. Changing street names is important, so perhaps a “street name rectification” platform would allow people from across political lines to discuss the issue and propose names that represent the “Taiwanese spirit,” he said. Then Taipei residents would have street names that represent them better, Ko said.

Source: Taipei Times April 20, 2021 15:56 UTC