According to the DGBAS, in the first half of this year exports from Taiwan to mainland China rose by 31.8 %. This means that mainland China and Hong Kong now take a total of 30.4 % of Taiwan's exports, making the PRC Taiwan's leading trade partner, far beyond the number-two-ranked US, which takes 21 %.
根據行政院主計處的統計，二○○二年上半年，台灣對大陸出口成長率高達百分之三十一．八，也使得台灣對大陸與香港出口比例達到出口總額的百分之三十．四，大陸成為台灣最大出口地區，遠超過台灣對美國的百分之二十一出口比例。