China saw 30% increase in border crossings in Q3

Border inspection agencies throughout China recorded 160 million admissions and exits during the third quarter of this year, which represents a year-over-year increase of 30.1 percent, according to the National Immigration Administration.

A total of 8.186 million inbound trips were made by foreigners, up 48.8 percent from the same period last year. Of these trips, 4.885 million were made visa-free, a year-on-year increase of 78.6 percent, data from the administration showed.

In July, China issued new visa-free entry and transit policies, granting 144-hour visa-free entry to foreigners visiting the southern island province of Hainan via tour groups registered in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.

Furthermore, the 144-hour visa-free transit policy has been extended to three additional entry ports in the Henan Province in central China and the Yunnan Province in southwest China.

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