According to a statement from the administration, border crossings increased by 8.7 percent year-on-year during the January-August 2026 period, with the number of entry and exit procedures reaching 499 million. The total included 242 million crossings by visitors from mainland China, 196 million from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 61.29 million by foreign nationals.
Border crossings by visitors from mainland China increased by 10 percent, while crossings by visitors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan rose by 8.9 percent. Crossings by foreign visitors increased by 19.5 percent. Of all entries by foreign nationals, 23.72 million were made under visa-free travel policies. This accounted for 77.6 percent of all entries and represented a 26.8 percent increase compared with the same period last year.
China’s border control authorities inspected a total of 28.15 million inbound and outbound vehicles, including 665,000 aircraft, 75,000 trains, 306,000 vessels and 27.10 million motor vehicles. The total represented a 15 percent year-on-year increase.
