On January 11, Chi Jingyang, director of the Border Inspection and Management Department of the National Immigration Administration, said on the 11th that the number of arrivals is expected to continue to grow in 2024.
On January 11, the Information Office of China held a press conference in Beijing, at which Liu Haitao, Deputy Director of the National Immigration Administration, Mao Xu, Director of the Department of Foreigner Management, and Chi Jingyang, Director of the Department of Border Inspection and Management, introduced the five measures to facilitate foreign personnel to come to China, and answered questions from reporters. Photo by China News Service reporter Yang Kejia.
**The Press Office held a press conference on January 11, during which the National Immigration Administration introduced the five measures to facilitate foreigners to come to China and answered questions from reporters.
At the meeting, a reporter asked: What was the number of arrivals in the whole of last year? Has it returned to pre-pandemic levels? What is your prediction for the scale of arrivals this year?
Chi Jingyang, director of the Department of Border Inspection and Management of the National Immigration Administration, said that in 2023, border inspection agencies across the country will inspect a total of 2100 million passengers, which has recovered to 62 in 20199%。With the development of global economy and trade, the orderly resumption of international flights, and the gradual active flow of cross-border people, it is expected that the number of arrivals will continue to grow in 2024.
Chi Jingyang said that the National Immigration Administration will give full play to its functional role, make every effort to promote exchanges and facilitate exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel, and better serve high-level opening-up and high-quality development.