Taiwan-UK people-to-people exchanges continue to rise
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(Original Source: Taiwan Tourism Bureau)
People-to-people exchanges between Taiwan and the UK are on the rise as the reported number of visitors from Taiwan to the UK has increased by 40.9% to 164,000 from 2016-2017, while the number of UK visitors to Taiwan grew to 108,200 in 2018. The significant growth in bilateral tourism has been aided by Taiwanese airlines Eva Air’s seven direct flights per week and China Airlines’ establishment in December 2017 of five non-stop direct flights per week between Taiwan and the UK.
Exchanges between Taiwanese and British high-level officials have also continued to increase this year with Taiwan Science and Technology Minister Dr Liang-Gee Chen’s recent trip to the UK from 31 March to 2 April. In addition to visits from three UK parliamentary delegations between 2018-2019, the government of Taiwan also received UK Investment Minister Graham Stuart, Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Taiwan Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Robin Grimes, Minister of State for Trade Policy George Hollingbery as well as Department for International Trade Chief Scientific Adviser Dr Mike Short.
