In a statement, the NIA said that the number of inbound and outbound crossings in China reached 369 million during the January-June 2026 period, marking a 10.8 percent year-on-year increase. It was reported that 176 million of the crossings were made by residents from mainland China, 147 million by residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 45.91 million by foreign nationals.
The NIA stated that entries into China by foreign nationals reached 22.91 million, representing a 20.4 percent year-on-year increase. It also shared that the top 10 countries from which the highest number of foreign visitors came to China were South Korea, Russia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, the United States, Japan, Mongolia and Australia.








