This article presents two different visions of Taiwan's territorial governance: one that is represented by the constitutional reform proposal of 1997 and the other based on the concept of city-region supported by a civil society. We first examine the problems, challenges, and historical limitations of territorial governance within the political context of Taiwan. At the same time, we discuss the peculiarities of Taiwan's state and society form the perspectives of a transterritorial civil society focusing on non-government organization (NGOs). The authors point out that, we discuss the potentialities for a lively network society based on the cooperation of NGOs, which is capable of resistance against globalization.