A tanker of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) enters Kyirong via Rasuwagadhi border. (Photo courtesy: RSS)
(TibetanReview.net, Jan31’21) – Nepali businessmen have launched a protest Jan 29 in the country’s Rasuwa District against China’s ‘undeclared blockade’ of cross-border trade in violation of an agreement signed more than a year ago, reported the
ANI Jan 30, citing Nepal’s
Khabarhub news portal.
Carrying placards with messages as such ‘Ensure smooth movement of containers’, ‘ensure the safety of Nepalis living at the border’, ‘abide by international trade laws’, ‘abide by trade and transit agreements’, take initiative for easy trade with China and end undeclared blockade’ among others, local businessmen were reported to have demonstrated in front of the Rasuwagadhi Customs Office.