Illegal immigration to China

The Chinese government actively discourages this type of behavior out of fears that it may cause instability in the region and encourage more illegal immigration.

In Guangzhou, a regulation has been in force since 2004 under which citizens are requested to report cases suspected of illegal immigration to the police, which can be rewarded with CN¥100 for information that leads to successful expulsions.

[4] In 2012, the legal framework on exit-entry administration was amended and the new regulations featured extended power of the local police in immigration issues, higher sanctions against illegal stay and illegal employment as well as revised rules regarding deportation.

[6] Chinese authorities began building wire fences "on major defection routes along the Tumen River" in 2003.

[11][12] Thousands of Vietnamese from the poorer northern provinces move to China to work illegally each year.