People who travel often between Taiwan and China realize that traditional characters seem to be undergoing a revival in the mainland, with the usage of simplified characters becoming more and more lax. It is also becoming more common for storefront signs in major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing to be written in traditional characters.
經常往返兩岸的人可能發現，繁體字在大陸似乎有復興之勢，簡體字的使用越來越鬆散；上海、北京等大城市的店面招牌，以繁體字書寫者，越來越多。