Taiwan official statistics: From January to August this year, the number of people traveling to the mainland increased by nearly 20% compared with the same period last year.

Latest official statistics from Taiwan show that from January to August this year, the cumulative number of Taiwanese visits to the mainland reached 2.492 million, an increase of about 19.63% compared with 2.083 million in the same period last year. On the 17th, a reporter checked the tourism statistics of Taiwan's competent transportation authority and found that from January to August, the total number of outbound trips by Taiwanese was 14.532 million, of which visits to the mainland accounted for about 17.1%; visits to Hong Kong were 1.1575 million, accounting for about 8%; and visits to Macao were 447,000, accounting for about 3.1%. Visits to the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao totaled more than 4.09 million, accounting for 28.2% of all outbound trips by Taiwanese. Monthly statistics show that since March this year, the number of Taiwanese visiting the mainland each month has exceeded 300,000. Last year, the total number of Taiwanese visits to the mainland exceeded 3.237 million, and this year's total is expected to increase substantially. Recently, some Taiwanese scholars pointed out that it has been more than two years since the Taiwan authorities issued an "orange" travel warning for Taiwan residents traveling to the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao, and its persuasive effect on the public is limited.