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TAIPEI, Jan 1 Asia Pulse - People from both side of Taiwan Strait made 278,000 visits via the "mini three links" in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 18.3 per cent over the same period of last year, according to Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) figures released Saturday.
The "mini three links" refer to the postal, transport and trade links between Taiwan's outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu, and Xiamen and Fuzhou harbors in China's Fujian Province. The links were implemented in 2001.
Among the visits, Taiwan residents made 245,000 visits to China via the links in the first 10 months, accounting for 88 per cent of the total, while Chinese residents made 32,000 visits to Taiwan in the same period, representing a year-on-year growth of 109.5 per cent.
During this period, Taiwanese and Chinese ships made 3,629 voyages via the links, a decrease of ...
Source: HighBeam Research, CROSS-STRAIT VISITS VIA 'MINI THREE LINKS' TOTAL 278,000: DGBAS.