[Source: Xinhua News Agency] According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 19 (Reporters Ren Qinqin and Yu Junjie) "China Travel" has become popular on the Internet. In the first seven months of this year, 17.254 million foreigners entered the country at various ports, a year-

[Source: Xinhua News Agency]

According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 19 (Reporters Ren Qinqin and Yu Junjie) "china travel" has become popular on the Internet. In the first seven months of this year, 17.254 million foreigners entered the country at various ports, a year-on-year increase of 129.9%. More and more foreigners are joining the "China Tourist Army."

The National Immigration Administration released the latest statistics on the 19th: In the first seven months, 341 million people entered and exited the country's ports, a year-on-year increase of 62.34%; 846,000 port visas were issued at various ports, a year-on-year increase of 182.9%; Tourism in China Foreigners are expected to boost consumption by more than 100 billion yuan.

This summer, a large number of foreign bloggers independently photographed and published what they saw and heard during their travels in China. The number of views on foreign language websites has exceeded 1 billion, setting off a "Chinese style".

"The policy dividends have been further released, becoming the 'traffic code' for foreign tourists to visit China whenever they want." said Liu Haitao, deputy director of the National Immigration Administration.

"Convenience comes". Behind the popularity of "china travel" is the fact that the National Immigration Administration has introduced more than 110 policies and measures to facilitate foreigners coming to China, and continues to optimize visa-free entry, transit visa-free, and port visa policies, driving the number of foreigners to come to China to continue to rise. Among them, the 144-hour transit visa-free policy has been extended to 37 ports and 54 countries... More foreigners are coming to China to experience the beauty of China in the new era.

“Come in variety”. my country has successively launched a 144-hour visa exemption for foreign tourist groups from Hong Kong and Macao entering Guangdong, a 144-hour visa exemption for ASEAN country tourist groups entering Guilin, Guangxi, a 30-day visa exemption for personnel from 59 countries entering Hainan, and a 15-day visa exemption for foreign tourist groups from coastal provinces entering Guangdong by cruise ship. policy. Recently, a 144-hour visa-free policy for foreign tour groups from Hong Kong and Macao to enter Hainan has been introduced, benefiting more than 5.9 million foreign tourists.

"Introduced". Further relax port visa application conditions, provide foreign business investors with re-entry visas and other convenient services, and ensure that foreign business personnel can come and stay whenever they want.

More and more foreigners are "traveling to China", and the most significant effect is to ignite my country's inbound tourism market. According to public data from the National Bureau of Statistics in 2023, the average daily consumption of foreigners visiting China is 3,459 yuan. In the first seven months of this year, it is expected to directly drive consumption to more than 100 billion yuan.

In the next step, the National Immigration Administration will continue to optimize and improve policies such as transit visa exemption, expand the scope of activities, increase linkage areas, optimize the opening layout, and work with relevant departments to improve the convenience for foreigners coming to China.

Everyone is welcome to come to China when you are free. China always opens its door to everyone. This is an invitation to the world.