BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A total of 606,100 tourists from the Chinese mainland visited Taiwan in 2009, fulfilling expectations despite the impact of H1N1 flu and the global economic downturn, China Daily reported on Saturday.
Each mainland tourist spent nearly 1,800 U.S. dollars on the island, according to Shao Qiwei, chairman of the Beijing-based Association for Tourism Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits.
"We see good cooperation between tourism industries across the Strait taking shape," the newspaper quoted Shao as saying.
More than 600,000 mainland tourists visit Taiwan in 2009: report
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