News on September 6, according to statistics from the Port Office of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as of September 3, the cumulative number of transportation vehicles entering and exiting all ports in the region this year has exceeded 2 million (vehicles/trains/flights), reaching this milestone nearly two months earlier than the previous year. In the first 8 months, the number of people entering and exiting the region's ports exceeded 4.55 million, a year-on-year increase of 22%, further highlighting the function as a hub for opening to the north.

This year, Inner Mongolia continues to advance customs clearance facilitation reforms. The Erlianhot highway port freight corridor implements extended clearance hours of 13 hours per day; the Manzhouli highway port freight corridor operates under a 24-hour work schedule and has resumed international passenger trains. In the first 8 months, Erlianhot highway port handled 576,000 vehicle entries/exits, and Manzhouli port's cross-border traffic volume has simultaneously surged, efficiently ensuring cross-border road freight and passenger traffic between China, Mongolia, and Russia.