Pingxiang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Recent (China Guangxi Television - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shot of Youyi Pass
2. Various of truck passing Youyi Pass
3. Driver verifying fingerprint
4. Various of truck being inspected
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Chen Zhijie, deputy head of duty team, Youyi Pass:
"Cumulatively, 167,000 inbound trips made by empty vehicles have been recorded since the new check point opened on April 30, 2024. The time that empty vehicles spent on the return trip decreased by about 400 percent year on year. We are working at our best to make sure that all the qualified vehicles are allowed to enter and exit the pass."

Dongxing City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Recent (China Guangxi Television - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of passengers lining up in border inspection station
7. Passenger talking with officer
8. Passengers checking in
9. Various officer checking passport
10. Passengers completing procedures
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yu Xiaohan, police officer, Dongxing Border Inspection Station:
"We have noticed increasing businesspeople and tourists coming to Dongxing since the Fangchenggang-Dongxing Railway opened and was put into operation one year ago. The rise in inbound and outbound passenger trips was particularly significant. Especially in 2024, the passenger flows through the port had remained at a high level and the Dongxing Border Inspection Station streamlined its inspection procedures, improved the distribution of channels, and better deployed the police force so as to ensure smooth and orderly customs clearance."
12. Various of Dongxing Port; tourists
13. Tourists taking photo with boundary marker

Border crossings in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region recorded a noticeable rise in inspected freight trucks and in inbound and outbound trips in 2024, according to official data.

In 2024, the number of inbound and outbound trips made through Dongxing Port bordering Vietnam increased by 54.6 percent year on year to 8.58 million, the highest since 2019.

Another China-Vietnam border crossing, Youyi Pass, recorded over 500,000 freight truck trips in 2024, up 16 percent year on year to a record high.

To meet the fast-growing border traffic flows, officers at Youyi Pass have enhanced inspection efficiency and the border crossing also opened a new check point to further facilitate cross-border trips.

"Cumulatively, 167,000 inbound trips made by empty vehicles have been recorded since the new check point opened on April 30, 2024. The time that empty vehicles spent on the return trip decreased by about 400 percent year on year. We are working at our best to make sure that all the qualified vehicles are allowed to enter and exit the pass," said Chen Zhijie, deputy head of the duty team at Youyi Pass.

The rise in inbound and outbound trips through Dongxing Port can be partly attributed to the supportive policies and measures rolled out by China's National Immigration Administration with police officers saying that they noticed an increasing influx of tourists and businesspeople.

"We have noticed increasing businesspeople and tourists coming to Dongxing since the Fangchenggang-Dongxing Railway opened and was put into operation one year ago. The rise in inbound and outbound passenger trips was particularly significant. Especially in 2024, the passenger flows through the port had remained at a high level and the Dongxing Border Inspection Station streamlined its inspection procedures, improved the distribution of channels, and better deployed the police force so as to ensure smooth and orderly customs clearance," said Yu Xiaohan, a police officer at the Dongxing Border Inspection Station.