Foreign arrivals to China continued to rise in the third quarter, with visa-free arrivals reaching 8.99 million, according to the National Immigration Administration.
国家移民管理局数据显示，三季度入境外国人数量持续增长，其中免签入境达 899 万人次。
China's immigration authorities handled 192 million cross-border trips from July to September, up 7.9 percent year-on-year, Lyu Ning, the administration's spokeswoman, said at a news conference on Tuesday.
国家移民管理局发言人吕宁在周二的新闻发布会上表示，7 至 9 月，全国移民管理机构查验出入境人员 1.92 亿人次，同比增长 7.9%。
Of the total, 95.96 million trips were made by mainland residents, 73.14 million by residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 23.27 million by foreign nationals, representing year-on-year increases of 7.4 percent, 6.4 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively.
其中内地居民 9596 万人次，港澳台居民 7314 万人次，外国人 2327 万人次，同比分别增长 7.4%、6.4%、15.6%。
Lyu said measures such as visa-free policies aimed at facilitating exchanges between Chinese and foreign nationals had helped drive cross-border travel to successive record highs.
吕宁表示，免签等便利中外人员往来政策，推动出入境流量持续创出新高。
During the period, foreign nationals made 11.6 million trips to China, up 15.6 percent year-on-year. Visa-free arrivals accounted for 77.5 percent of all foreign arrivals, up 24.1 percentage points from a year earlier.
这一时间段内，外国人入境 1160 万人次，同比增长 15.6%；免签入境人数占外国人入境总量的 77.5%，较上年提升 24.1 个百分点。
The top 10 countries of origin for foreign arrivals were Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, Mongolia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Australia.
入境外国人来源国前十位依次为俄罗斯、韩国、越南、马来西亚、美国、蒙古、日本、新加坡、泰国、澳大利亚。
Meanwhile, mainland residents made 48.5 million outbound trips in the third quarter, up 7.5 percent year-on-year. Their top 10 destinations were the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Russia and Indonesia, according to the NIA.
与此同时，三季度内地居民出境 4850 万人次，同比增长 7.5%。国家移民管理局称，内地居民出境目的地前十位依次为香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区、韩国、越南、泰国、日本、新加坡、马来西亚、俄罗斯、印度尼西亚。
During the quarter, immigration authorities issued 5.34 million ordinary passports and processed 28.79 million applications for travel permits and endorsements for mainland residents traveling to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. They also issued 473,000 mainland travel permits for residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as 603,000 visas and other entry documents for foreign nationals.
本季度，移民管理机构签发普通护照 534 万本，办理内地居民往来港澳台通行证及签注 2879 万件；向港澳台居民签发来往内地通行证 47.3 万张，向外国人签发签证及其他入境证件 60.3 万份。
Following the implementation of the State Council's new regulations on exit and entry administration on Sept 15, immigration authorities nationwide began registering agencies and individuals providing exit-entry intermediary services in accordance with the regulations. As of Monday, more than 1,200 agencies and nearly 6,000 individuals had completed the registration process, Lyu said.
吕宁介绍，自 9 月 15 日国务院新版出入境管理条例施行以来，全国移民管理部门依规对出入境中介服务机构及从业人员开展登记。截至周一，已有 1200 余家机构、近 6000 名个人完成登记。
She added that immigration authorities had maintained strong enforcement against crimes undermining border management, adopting a full-chain approach to combating such offenses to safeguard national security and maintain order in exit-entry administration.
她补充说，移民管理机关持续严厉打击妨害国（边）境管理犯罪，实行全链条打击，维护国家安全和出入境管理秩序。
Nationwide, immigration authorities investigated 4,432 such cases and apprehended more than 12,000 suspects during the quarter. They also cracked down on illegal activities and crimes involving firearms and explosives, drug trafficking and smuggling at ports and along the borders, seizing 1.88 metric tons of drugs and 402 firearms, Lyu said.
吕宁表示，本季度全国移民管理部门共侦办此类案件 4432 起，抓获嫌疑人 1.2 万余名；同时在口岸和边境沿线严打枪爆、贩毒、走私等违法犯罪，缴获毒品 1.88 吨、枪支 402 支。
visa /ˈviːzə/n. 签证
cross-border /ˌkrɒs ˈbɔːdə(r)/adj. 跨境的
outbound /ˈaʊtbaʊnd/adj. 出境的
apprehend /ˌæprɪˈhend/v. 抓获，拘捕
