China logs 121 million trips by SARs, Taiwan residents

China recorded 14.64 million inbound trips made by foreigners in the first half of this year, up 152.7% year on year, the National Immigration Administration said. In the first six months of the year, immigration authorities across China had processed 287 million inbound and outbound trips, marking a 70.9% rise year on year. Among them, around 137 million were made by mainland residents, 121 million by residents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and 29.22 million by foreigners. The number of visa-free entries made by foreigners exceeded 8.54 million, accounting for 52% of the inbound trips and representing a year-on-year surge of 190.1%, according to the administration.