Published on: 2026-11-03
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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On September 28, 2025, Russian tourists in the city of Hunchun, Jilin Province /Northeast China/. /Photo: Xinhua/
Changchun, November 2 /Xinhua/ — As of October 29, the passenger flow volume through the Hunchun vehicle checkpoint in 2026 exceeded 800,000 crossings, an increase of 28.1 percent year-on-year, according to the local border control service. Official data shows that during this period, the number of vehicles entering and exiting exceeded 70,000 units, an increase of 19.5 percent year-on-year.
As the only land border crossing point in Jilin Province on the China-Russia border, the Hunchun checkpoint is directly connected by transport links to Vladivostok, Zarubino, Posyet, and other localities in Russia. Since the introduction of the mutual visa-free regime between China and Russia, there has been a significant increase in passenger flow through this checkpoint.
In Hunchun, inscriptions in Russian can be seen everywhere – on street signs, advertisements in shopping centers, and restaurant menus, which significantly eases the stay of guests in the Chinese city. Among visitors to the local shopping streets and attractions, there are many Russian citizens; to facilitate their service, local merchants actively study the Russian language and strive to provide services in it. This contributes to the steady increase in the number of Russians arriving here for tourism, shopping, or medical treatment.
Of course, the unique picturesque location in the Fanchuan area, the experience of cross-border shopping in the Northeast Asia International Trade City, and Korean folk cultural events attracting both Chinese and foreign tourists all play their part.
Against the backdrop of increasing passenger flow, customs officers at the Hunchun checkpoint have intensified interagency cooperation, allowing adjustments to the operating regime based on the changing situation, for example, extending working hours in case of a sharp increase in passenger flow on weekends.
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