The number of crossings at the Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached a record high in 2025, driven by China's mutual visa exemption agreements with multiple countries including Kazakhstan.
The visa-free agreement between China and Kazakhstan has propelled a boom in cross-border passenger traffic in port cities of Xinjiang since it took effect in November 2023.
According to statistics from the Khorgos Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, the port handled over 1.6 million cross-border passenger trips throughout 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 23.2 percent.
Xinjiang's Horgos Port sees record-breaking cross-border passenger flows in 2025
Xinjiang's Horgos Port sees record-breaking cross-border passenger flows in 2025
Liu Haixing, special envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping, visited Laos on Tuesday to congratulate the successful convening of the 12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and Thongloun Sisoulith on his election as general secretary of the 12th LPRP Central Committee.
Liu, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a congratulatory letter from Xi to Thongloun and conveyed a message.
The message stated that China stands ready to work with Laos to advance the continuous development of a China-Laos community with a shared future, guided by the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries.
Thongloun expressed his sincere appreciation and extended warm greetings to Xi.
He noted that the new central leadership of the LPRP attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to work closely with China to continuously elevate bilateral relations between the two parties and two countries to a higher level.
Xi's special envoy visits Laos
