Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong on Wednesday met a delegation led by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je in Shanghai to attend Thursday's 2019 Shanghai-Taipei City Forum. Representing the Shanghai government and Shanghai people, Ying extended a warm welcome to the delegation. Ying said Shanghai has made great progress on economic and social development and is dedicated to expanding the Pilot Free Trade Zone, promoting higher-quality integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta region, refining urban management and building Shanghai into a “smart city.”