Tourists from Spain take a selfie at Yuyuan Garden Mall in Shanghai, east China, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Zhang Yue/Xinhua)

The number of visa-free entries into China in 2024 reached nearly 20.12 million, a 112.3 percent increase from the previous year, a senior Chinese public security official said.

Qi Yanjun, vice minister of public security, announced the statistics at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office.

Qi also noted that the total number of foreign entries into China in 2024 reached 32.54 million, which was 80.7 percent higher than the figure of 2023.