The China Post
Date: November 1, 2017
By: Christie Chen and Chen Wei-ting
TAIPEI (CNA) – Chinese visitor arrivals to Taiwan increased 4.8 percent in September
Tourists visit an unspecified location in this file photo released on Nov. 1, 2017 .According to Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau, Chinese visitor arrivals to Taiwan increased 4.8 percent in September from the same month last year, showing growth for the second consecutive month since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) took office 17 months ago. (CNA)
from the same month last year, showing growth for the second consecutive month since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) took office 17 months ago, according to the latest statistics released by Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau.
The data showed that 222,055 Chinese nationals visited Taiwan in September, compared with 211,838 in the same month last year, which represented growth of 4.8 percent.
It was the second month of growth, as Chinese visitor arrivals increased year-on-year in August for the first time during Tsai’s presidency.
Despite the growth in September, however, the numbers remained lackluster compared with the 341,991 recorded in September 2015. [FULL STORY]
