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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
XI'AN, January 8 (Xinhua) — In 2025, the total number of foreigners crossing the Chinese border through all checkpoints in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, reached 577,000, up 89 percent from the previous year, according to data from the local border control agency.
In 2025, the number of foreign citizens entering China through Xi'an border crossings reportedly exceeded 280,000. This represents a 94% year-on-year increase. More than 70% of these foreign travelers visited China under the unilateral visa-free regime or through mutual visa exemptions. Optimization of visa policy and innovations in immigration services have directly contributed to facilitating cross-border travel procedures.
In 2025, Terminal 5 (T5) of Xi'an-Xianyang International Airport near Xi'an was opened. That same year, new air routes were opened connecting Xi'an with cities such as Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Shymkent (Kazakhstan), and Istanbul (Turkey). The number of passengers from Central Asian countries at Xi'an's airport increased by 56 percent.
Additionally, Xi'an immigration authorities have implemented a number of measures to simplify passport and customs clearance procedures, launching an online questionnaire. In 2025, approximately 40 percent of foreign tourists entering and exiting Xi'an used this system, allowing them to pre-fill their information and clear customs much more quickly. Thanks to the introduction of new next-generation bioidentification channels, the average time for qualifying foreign passengers to clear passport and customs has been reduced to less than 10 seconds, significantly increasing the overall efficiency of this procedure.
Lu Bin, a border inspection official from Shaanxi Province, said the agency will focus on continuously optimizing the border inspection process and promoting Shaanxi Province's high-level opening up to the outside world.
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