They also get first-hand exposure to Taiwanese freedom and democracy from the political talk shows that they love to watch at night in their hotel rooms.
不少陸客晚上就愛待在飯店看台灣電視的政論節目，大小聲地臧否政局，這也讓電視台興起「何不賣票讓陸客進棚參觀？」的想法。TVBS《全民開講》主持人李濤和《全民最大黨》製作人王偉忠都表示，只要錄影不受干擾，歡迎陸客參觀，可以更貼近台灣的民主自由生活。