Passenger flows through ports in Beijing have topped four million this year as of Monday, up 23 percent year on year and surpassing the mark 18 days earlier than in 2024, said the Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection on Tuesday.
China has seen a notable increase in the number of inbound and outbound travelers thanks to the relaxation of its visa-free transit policy, which has extended the permitted stay for eligible foreign travelers from the original 72 and 144 hours to 240 hours, or 10 days.
In the first two months of this year, the number of inbound and outbound flights at Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport reached 19,600, marking a 27 percent year-on-year increase. Additionally, the number of inbound and outbound passenger trips rose by 27 percent year on year to 3.26 million, according to the data released by the Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection.
At present, inbound tourism from foreign visitors at Beijing ports continues to grow.
"As of March 17, nearly 939,000 foreigners passed through ports in Beijing, of which more than 236,000 enjoyed visa-free entry and 240-hour visa-free transit policies, twice as many as the same period last year," said Yang Lele, a staff member of the Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection.
Beijing ports handle over four mln inbound, outbound trips in first 3.5 months of 2025
China will roll out a series of targeted measures to stabilize investment and unlock greater space for private capital, an official said on Thursday.
Chen Changsheng, deputy director of the State Council Research Office who participated in the drafting of this year's Government Work Report, made the statement at a press briefing held in Beijing.
He noted that China will leverage the guiding role of government funding and the driving effect of major projects to shore up investment.
Total government investment this year is set to exceed five trillion yuan (about 725 billion U.S. dollars), which will come from central budget investment and local government special bonds for major national strategies and security capacity building projects and equipment upgrades. Meanwhile, 109 major projects have been planned in the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).
China will also stimulate investment by opening up more application scenarios for businesses.
On the traditional front, a long-term mechanism will be improved to encourage private enterprises to participate in major national projects. For emerging sectors, China will further open scenarios in biomedicine, aerospace, and the low-altitude economy.
"Low-altitude economy has developed rapidly in recent years, with sound applications seen in fields such as agriculture, forestry plant protection, as well as surveying and inspection. Going forward, we will accelerate the opening of airspace resources and streamline approval procedures for low-altitude flights. This will unlock new scenarios including low-altitude logistics and urban management. Similar new opportunities can also be found in service robots and other sectors, all of which will create new space for private investment," Chen said.
By deepening reforms to further unlock investment potential, China will ease market access in the service sector, speed up revisions to the Bidding Law and the Government Procurement Law, and advance price reforms to broaden investment access for more enterprises.
"We will see a new round of investment potential unleashed. Major projects including the national water network, a new round of power grid upgrades, new generation communication networks, and computing power networks will drive massive investment, including demand from urban development. In addition, the campaign this year to expand and upgrade the service sector and the development of emerging industries will further expand space for private investment," Chen noted.
China to take measures to boost investment, expand space for private investment in 2026: official
