China-Asean personnel exchanges surge, exceeding 25 million in first eight months


BANGKOK/BEIJING (Xinhua):  The number of trips between the Chinese mainland and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) exceeded 25.24 million in the first eight months of 2025, up 11.2 per cent year on year, data from China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) showed Wednesday.

From January to August 2025, Asean countries recorded over 14.5 million entries by people from the Chinese mainland, up 3.7 per cent compared to a year earlier, per the data.

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