Trips on cross-Strait shipping route hit new single-day high

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A passenger ship from Kinmen Island docks at the Wutong Passenger Terminal in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 21, 2026. /Gaoqi Border Inspection Station

Passengers from China's Taiwan region go ashore at the Wutong Passenger Terminal in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 21, 2026. /Gaoqi Border Inspection Station

Passengers from China's Taiwan region arrive in Gaoqi Border Inspection Station in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 21, 2026. /Gaoqi Border Inspection Station

Passengers from China's Taiwan region take photos with a wishing wall as the background in the inspection station in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 21, 2026. /Gaoqi Border Inspection Station

Some passengers from China's Taiwan region are going to attend traditional Chinese folk activities in southeast China's Fujian Province, March 21, 2026. /Gaoqi Border Inspection Station

On Saturday, a shipping route linking the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan region recorded more than 4,000 passenger trips in a single day, marking a new high since the route reopened in 2023. The route connects the city of Xiamen in southeast China's Fujian Province with Kinmen Island, located off the coast and administered by the Taiwan region.

According to Xiamen's border inspection authorities, as of March 21, the route has handled more than 400,000 trips this year, representing a year-on-year increase of over 20%.

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