Poster: Xinjiang records surging entry-exit trips in first half of year

More than 2.4 million entry-exit personnel were inspected at ports of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the first half of 2026, marking a 33.2 percent year-on-year increase, official data showed on July 7, 2026.

The region hit the 2-million entry-exit trips milestone 39 days earlier than in 2025, highlighting the strong opening-up vitality of Xinjiang as a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, according to the Xinjiang entry-exit border inspection administration.

Statistics show that nearly 1.23 million exit trips and 1.18 million entry trips were recorded in the first half of the year, up 34.8 percent and 31.6 percent year on year respectively.