Nepal border crossing with China reopens after quake damage while fuel trucks enter from India
Tuesday's shipment of fuel that crossed the Jogbani border point was the biggest in two weeks
A China-Nepal border point that was damaged by April’s devastating earthquake has reopened just as the small Himalayan nation struggles with supply shortages because of protests that have disrupted border points with India in the south.
Meanwhile, a large number of trucks carrying transport and cooking fuel entered Nepal on one of the southern routes that had been blocked for weeks. India and China are major trading partners of the country sandwiched between the giant Asian rivals.
The border point at Jilung in southwest Tibet was opened after months of repair, Sun Lijun, who is the head of the port’s management committee, told Xinhua.
A customs official at the Nepal side, Durga Subedi, said he did not see any trucks enter Nepal on Tuesday but authorities there were ready for operation.