Belt, Road to facilitate travel work

China will offer fast-track services in 18 locations starting from Sunday to better facilitate travel and trade related to the Belt and Road Initiative, the State Immigration Administration said.

"With the deepening development of the initiative, exchanges between China and countries or regions involved in the BRI continue to increase," said Qu Yunhai, deputy director of the administration.

Since 2013, the number of people entering and leaving the country has increased by an average of 6.3 percent annually, Qu said on Sunday.