Originally Posted by
YariGuy
Ecuador was the major starting point for that route, and that has been clamped shut, at least for now. Ecuador suspended visa-free entry for Chinese citizens in July. But there remains Surinam and Bolivia (visa on arrival).
How does this relate to auto gates? I guess it's that the authorities can set certain criteria for manual review.
Perhaps they'd like to filter out the potential illegal immigrants and stop them from leaving China?