Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je sets off for China Wednesday to take part in the Taipei-Shanghai City Forum. Councilors have criticized him for not being transparent about his schedule in China. Today he said he hadn''t supplied the details because the organizers had not given him a full schedule.He said that if he ends up meeting the head of China''s Taiwan Affairs Office, it would not improve his own public image. But Ko said he would still engage with the Chinese official and strive to understand his position. Ahead of Ko''s trip, President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan''s elected leaders need to defend national dignity and sovereignty.

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