Economic integration across the Taiwan Strait demonstrated significant momentum throughout 2025, with official data revealing substantial growth in trade volumes and Taiwanese investment on the Chinese mainland. According to Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, cross-strait economic relations have continued to deepen despite global economic uncertainties.
The latest figures indicate that 6,423 new Taiwan-funded enterprises were established on the mainland during the first ten months of 2025, representing a remarkable 53 percent year-on-year increase in actual utilized Taiwan capital, which reached $1.75 billion. Fujian province, geographically adjacent to Taiwan, emerged as a particularly attractive destination, hosting 2,043 of these new ventures with utilized capital exceeding $670 million.
Trade relations similarly flourished, with cross-strait trade volume climbing to $285.395 billion between January and November 2025, marking a 7.3 percent increase compared to the same period in the previous year. This sustained growth underscores the deepening economic interdependence between the two sides.
Beyond commercial exchanges, personnel connections have also expanded significantly. Chen highlighted that cross-strait airlines operated more than 610 weekly passenger flights throughout 2025, facilitating regular movement across the strait. The Xiamen-Kinmen ferry route alone recorded over 1.75 million passenger trips in the first eleven months of 2025, surging by 45.77 percent year-on-year, demonstrating the vitality of direct transportation links.
The consistent growth patterns across multiple metrics suggest that economic cooperation continues to serve as a stabilizing force in cross-strait relations, with both sides benefiting from enhanced connectivity and commercial exchange.