CHINA-NEPAL China reopens border crossing with Nepal

Record ID: 135638

  • Title: CHINA-NEPAL China reopens border crossing with Nepal
  • Date: 15th October 2015
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 15, 2015) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN, HUA CHUNYING, WALKING IN FOR NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN, HUA CHUNYING, SAYING: "The China-Nepal Jilong border crossing that was damaged in the Nepal earthquake on April 25 at present has reopened. As far as I know, the Chinese side
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  • Location: China
  • Country: China
  • Topics: General
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  • Story Text: China has reopened a border crossing with Nepal which had been closed since spring after being damaged during an earthquake, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday (October 15).
    The Himalayan nation has faced problems bringing in supplies of food and fuel as routes from India have been blocked by protesters opposing Nepal's new constitution.
    The Nepali government had asked China to hasten the reopening of two border crossings. They have been closed since two earthquakes killed more than 9,000 people in Nepal in April.
    "The China-Nepal Jilong border crossing that was damaged in the Nepal earthquake on April 25 at present has reopened. As far as I know, the Chinese side through this border has already transferred a supply of aid goods and materials to Nepal side this afternoon. For the next step, we will continue to send aid, within our ability and based on Nepal's needs," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
    Nepal is sandwiched between India and China, which themselves have a festering border dispute.
    The two Asian giants have used aid and investment to court Kathmandu for years. China is also a close ally of Pakistan, India's neighbour and arch-rival.
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