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Taiwan Government and International – November 2019

Jeremy Olivier/2019-11-122019-11-14

Foreign Dignitaries Attend National Day Observance of the 2019 National Day – also known as Double Ten because it occurs on October 10 – featured Taiwan’s new immigrant communities and attendance by a large number of foreign dignitaries. More than 6,000 Taiwanese living abroad returned for the celebration, the highest number in three years. A…

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Taiwan’s Tourism Industry: Coming of Age

Jules Quartly/2015-10-282015-11-04

With nearly 10 million international visitors last year, Taiwan is now establishing itself as a major tourism destination. Growth in tourist arrivals has been strong ever since Taiwan began allowing large numbers of mainland Chinese citizens to visit the island in 2008, and last year Chinese visitors accounted for 40% of the total. But going…