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6. Policy Objectives for 2022
               To further improve and safeguard the rights
            and interests of trafficking victims, the NIA will

            enhance the mechanism of victim identification
            with the participation of social workers in the iden-
            tification process, and will diversify its protection

            services and increase the number of shelters for
            trafficking victims. By doing so, the NIA hopes to
                                                          The NIA held the “2021 Round Table Conference on
            make the Human Trafficking Prevention Act more   Combating Forced Labor”
            in line with international standards and trends,
            and enhance the protection of trafficking victims’ human rights. The NIA is also drawing up a Draft Amend-

            ment of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act to suit the need of practical operations and to foster a better
            legal system. The NIA has been implementing the "2021-2022 Anti-Exploitation Action Plan" to integrate
            and coordinate the resources from various ministries to combat human trafficking.



            V. Cross-strait Exchanges

               Taiwan imposed stringent border restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a
            significant decrease in the number of Mainland Chinese visitors entering Taiwan for various purposes. In
            2021, there were 1,749 Mainland Chinese visitors entering Taiwan for social exchange purposes, 67 for

            professional exchange purposes, 5,581 for business exchange purposes, and 116 for medical exchange
            purposes (including physical examination and cosmetic surgery). Refer to Table 11-2 for details


              Table 11-2  Number of Mainland Chinese Visitors (2017-2021)
                                                                                     Unit: Person-times
                                                                             Medical Exchange
                               Social      Professional     Business
                 Year                                                   (including physical examination
                              Exchange      Exchange       Exchange
                                                                           and cosmetic surgery)
                 2017           70 942         116 242        80 663               22 136
                 2018           65 908         105 230        83 682               24 363

                 2019           66 717         90 994        102 676               41 878

                 2020           11 454          1 030          8 487                6 141
                 2021            1 749            67           5 581                 116




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