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Immigration

5. Policy objectives for 2023
In order to put the spirit of human rights governance into practice, the NIA has enacted a draft

amendment to the Human Trafficking Prevention Act to strengthen the protection of victims' rights
and privacy. In addition, to meet the standards of the international community, the perpetrators of
labor exploitation are punished in a hierarchical manner depending on the severity of the crime. The

criminal liability of perpetrators is increased to enhance the effectiveness of preventing and deterring
human trafficking crimes. The NIA is promoting the "2023-2024 Anti-Exploitation Action Plan" to in-
tegrate 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.
As the COVID-19 pandemic eased, Taiwan has gradually lifted border restrictions. In 2022, there were
6,343 mainland Chinese visitors entering Taiwan for social exchange purposes, 221 for professional

exchange purposes, 3,890 for business exchange purposes, and 492 for medical exchange purposes
(including physical examination and cosmetic surgery). These numbers reflect an increase compared
to the previous year, 2021. Refer to Table 11-2 for details.

Table 11-2 Number of Mainland Chinese Visitors
Unit: Person-times
Medical Exchange
Social Professional Business
Year (Including Physical Examination
Exchange Exchange Exchange
and Cosmetic Surgery)
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 67 888 116

2022 6 343 221 3 890 492

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