FILE: Sanya City, Hainan Province, south China - May 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of airport, plane landing

FILE: Sanya City, Hainan Province, south China - Jan 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of tourists getting off plane
3. Tourist taking pictures
4. Vehicles in front of airport terminal

FILE: Hainan Province, south China - Jan 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Sign reading "China Immigration"

FILE: Haikou City, Hainan Province, south China - June 17, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of foreign passengers at border inspection hall, handling border entry procedure

FILE: Hainan Province, south China - Jan 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of travelers waiting in line for border entry procedure

FILE: China - 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of passengers walking, asking for help from customs officer

FILE: Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, south China - 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Aerial shots of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, vehicles at port
10. Various of vehicles going through border check
11. Aerial shot of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, traffic

Chinese border authorities handled 192 million entries and exits in the third quarter of 2026, up 7.9 percent from a year earlier, officials said on Tuesday.

Of these, 95.96 million were made by mainland residents and 73.14 million by the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Taiwan region, marking year-over-year increases of 7.4 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively, according to the National Immigration Administration.

Foreign nationals made 23.27 million border crossings from July to September, up 15.6 percent year on year, said the administration.

Visa-free entries by foreign nationals reached 8.99 million, accounting for 77.5 percent of all entries by foreign nationals, a 24.1 percent increase year on year.

The top ten countries of origin for inbound foreign travelers were Russia, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, Mongolia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia, accounting for 63.9 percent of the total number of inbound travelers, the administration said.

Since December 2023, when China launched a trial policy granting unilateral visa exemptions to visitors from six countries, it has expanded unilateral visa-free entry to travelers from 50 countries as of September. The policy allows eligible visitors to stay for up to 30 days.

It also extended the visa-free transit period for certain countries from 72 or 144 hours to 240 hours in December 2024. There are 57 eligible countries so far.