U.S. and China are in talks to deport more Chinese Nationals

A Chinese migrant sits in front of his tent near the U.S.-Mexico border on 6 December 2023. 

The negotiations come as the number of Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization rose to 24,000 in 2023.

Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., said that China cooperates with efforts to repatriate illegal immigrants.