China sees double-digit increase in cross-border trips on Jan 1

BEIJING -- China's border-check agencies saw over 1.8 million inbound and outbound trips during the New Year holiday on Wednesday, marking a 13.7 year-on-year increase, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA).

Of these trips, 869,000 were made by Chinese mainland residents, up 11.1 percent year on year; 749,000 were made by residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, up 12.8 percent; and 185,000 were made by foreigners, up 33.6 percent, data from the NIA showed Thursday.

Border inspection agencies checked 67,000 vehicles, including ships, trains and automobiles on Wednesday, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.7 percent, the NIA said.