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Free Soloing Taipei 101: A Heroic Feat or a Political Game?

2026-01-28

Free Soloing Taipei 101: A Heroic Feat or a Political Game?

Free Soloing Taipei 101: A Heroic Feat or a Political Game?

2026-01-28203
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1月25日,美国著名的攀岩专家阿历克斯(Alex Honnold)做了一件让全世界都吃惊的事情。他没有使用任何绳子或安全保护,只用了91分钟,就成功爬到了台北101大楼的最顶端。他是世界上第一个不用绳子爬上这座大楼的人,成千上万的人在网上观看了这场直播。

On January 25, the famous American climbing expert Alex Honnold did something that shocked the world. Without using any ropes or safety protection, he successfully climbed to the top of Taipei 101 in just 91 minutes. He is the first person in the world to climb this building without ropes, and tens of thousands of people watched the live stream online.

American climber Alex Honnold shocked the world by free-soloing the 508-meter tall Taipei 101 in 91 minutes without any safety ropes.
台北101大楼有508米高,阿历克斯说他十年前就开始计划这次挑战了。台北市长蒋万安表示,看阿历克斯爬楼的时候,他觉得非常紧张,也很佩服阿历克斯的勇气和专业。他还感谢了所有帮助这次活动成功的团队。

Taipei 101 is 508 meters tall, and Alex said he had been planning this challenge for ten years. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an stated that he felt very nervous while watching Alex climb the building and greatly admired Alex's courage and professionalism. He also thanked all the teams that helped make the event a success.

但是,在这件好事发生后,台湾的一些领导人却因为“名字”的问题引起了大家的不满。台湾领导人赖清德在祝贺的时候,只说“101”,故意不提“台北”两个字。另一位领导卓荣泰甚至直接把“台北101”改名叫做“台湾101”。

However, after this positive event, some of Taiwan's leaders caused public dissatisfaction due to a "naming" issue. When offering congratulations, Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te only said "101," deliberately omitting the word "Taipei." Another official, Cho Jung-tai, even directly changed the name of "Taipei 101" to "Taiwan 101."

这种做法让很多台湾网民非常生气。他们在网上留言说:“台北101就是台北101,为什么要改名?”还有人觉得,这些领导是故意不想让大家看到台北市长的成绩,所以才在名字上玩游戏。

This move made many Taiwanese netizens very angry. They left comments online saying, "Taipei 101 is Taipei 101, why change the name?" Others felt that these leaders were playing word games to prevent people from seeing the Taipei Mayor's achievements.

很多媒体人也批评说,这种做法太“小气”了。大家认为,无论叫什么名字,这栋大楼的高度都不会变,政治人物不应该为了自己的面子,把一件值得骄傲的好事变成了一场无聊的争吵。

Many media figures also criticized this approach as being too "petty." People believe that no matter what the name is, the height of the building will not change, and politicians should not turn a proud and positive event into a boring argument for the sake of their own image.