CCTV News:The National Immigration Bureau recently released the national entry and exit data for the first quarter, showing that in the first quarter, the number of national ports exceeded 141 million, showing a rapid growth trend, and the number of foreigners coming to China increased significantly. Driven by a series of policies and measures to promote the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel, the traffic of large airport ports such as Shanghai Pudong and Guangzhou Baiyun has also increased rapidly.

　　With the gradual implementation of a series of visa-free agreements and other entry and exit policies in 2024, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries have entered the "visa-free era", and at the same time, many countries and regions have granted convenience to China citizens such as landing visa.

　　At the entry and exit site of Shanghai Pudong Airport Port, there is an endless stream of travelers. According to the data, in the first quarter, the number of mainland residents who chose to enter and leave through Pudong Airport Port reached 4.85 million, about 3.7 times that of the same period in 2023, exceeding 70% of the total number of entry and exit personnel at this port, and it is the main force of entry and exit passenger flow at this port.

　　In the first quarter of 2024, more than 170,000 foreigners entered the country visa-free through Pudong Airport Port, an increase of 23.6% over the same period in 2023. Among them, more than 70% visa-free personnel come to China for tourism or business, which further shows that the visa-free policy has greatly promoted the economic and trade tourism of foreigners in China and enhanced the confidence of the international community in investing in China.

　　In the past few days, at the Baiyun Airport Port in Guangzhou, foreign merchants who came to attend the 135th Canton Fair came in an endless stream. Since the beginning of April, the inbound and outbound traffic of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport has increased significantly, with more than 720,000 people entering and leaving the port. Compared with the same period in 2023, the number of foreigners entering the port has increased significantly, with a year-on-year increase of 160%.

　　At the same time, affected by the favorable visa-free policy, the number of Singapore and Malaysian inbound passengers at Baiyun Airport Port continued to grow, reaching more than 23,000 and 63,000, up 3.6 times and 4.8 times respectively compared with 2023. Thanks to the continuous release of the "visa-free+visa-free" policy bonus of the National Immigration Administration, in the first quarter, more than 110,000 foreigners entered the country visa-free at Baiyun Airport.

　　The popularity of cross-border tourism has gradually increased.

　　With the continuous optimization of entry and exit policies, a "cross-border tour" has become the first choice for many people’s holidays, and the popularity of cross-border and border tours has gradually increased.

　　On April 13th, 2023, China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train was officially launched. This economical, convenient and comfortable mode of travel has quickly become the first transportation choice for many Chinese and foreign people to travel, study, do business and communicate with each other.

　　The data shows that in the first quarter of 2024, the daily average number of entry and exit personnel at Mohan Port reached more than 5,300, and the highest number of entry and exit personnel exceeded 8,000. A total of nearly 500,000 entry and exit personnel from 71 countries and regions entered and exited Mohan Port, a year-on-year increase of 51.8%.

　　Similarly, at the Khorgos port in Xinjiang, the number of passengers coming and going is also one after another. At about 10: 30 every morning, it is the most intensive time for cross-border tourism and business exchanges between the two countries in the entry and exit hall of the port.

　　With the proposal of "Kazakhstan Tourism Year" in China, more and more citizens of China and Kazakhstan come and go for sightseeing. In order to cope with the peak of inbound and outbound passengers, Horgos entry-exit frontier inspection station has also taken relevant measures.