As Shenzhen prepares to host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November, entry and exit procedures for foreign visitors across Guangdong province are being streamlined to ensure faster clearance.

The number of visitors from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies arriving in Guangdong's major cities, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan and Dongguan, has risen steadily since the start of the year, reflecting deepening ties between APEC economies and the southern innovation and manufacturing hub, officials said.

According to the Shenzhen General Station of Immigration Inspection, as of early August, foreign nationals entering and exiting Guangdong through Shenzhen's border ports had topped 5 million, a figure reached 58 days earlier than in 2025.

In the first half of the year, foreign nationals entering through ports administered by the station exceeded 2.02 million, up 32.9 percent year-on-year. Conference and business visitors accounted for 26.2 percent of all foreign arrivals, with the China Import and Export Fair, which is also known as the Canton Fair, being a core driver of this growth, it said.

Source: China Daily
Editor: Lyu Yun