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10. Prevention of African Swine Fever
In order to prevent foreigners from illegally smuggling and selling pork products from African
swine fever-affected areas, the NIA conducted inspections of foreign population grocery shops and

restaurant vendors across the country. By the end of 2021, a total of 128 cases of pork products with
a total of 1,252.728 kilograms of unknown origin were seized. The products of 7 cases tested positive
for African swine fever, and 9 cases were reported to the prosecutor for investigation. The NIA de-

ported 280 foreign passengers who could not afford the penalty of illegally carrying pork products in
order to prevent African Swine Fever from entering the borders.

11. Policy Objectives for 2022

In response to the improvement of the international pandemic situation, countries are gradually
relaxing their border restrictions. The use of the automated immigration clearance system (e-Gate)
will help reduce the risk of spreading the pandemic through contact, becoming the best way for en-
try and exit. The NIA will continue to promote the third generation automated immigration clearance

system. In addition to the R.O.C. (Taiwan) nationals, foreign visitors exiting Taiwan are also allowed to
use e-Gates. To increase the e-Gate popularity, enrollment age has been lowered to 12 years and a
new program of self-service enrolment has been launched. Moreover, Taiwan has signed mutual use
of automated clearance systems with the U.S., South Korea, Australia, and Italy. The NIA will continue

to expand its international cooperation network, with the aim of creating a friendly environment, pro-
moting tourism, and increasing staff efficiency..

The NIA plans to establish the "Personal Identity Verification Assistance System" at Songshan,
Kaohsiung and Taichung Airports and Kinmen Shuitou Port, which continually increased its appli-

cation of the image recognition system for border security management. The NIA will continue to
enable the “Passenger Name Record System” to interface with passenger data of inbound flights,
strengthening border law enforcement and passenger risk assessment, enhancing the interface be-
tween internal application systems, and establishing a remote backup mechanism.

IV. Human Trafficking Prevention

1. Ranked as a Tier-1 Country for 12 Consecutive Years in the TIP Report

The U.S. Department of State published its 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on July 2,
2021. Taiwan has been consecutively ranked as a Tier-1 country for the past 12 years, which shows
that Taiwan is internationally recognized for its efforts on human trafficking prevention.

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