Myanmar cargo trucks prevented from crossing Chinese border

Myanmar cargo trucks prevented from crossing Chinese border
Lweje near Longchuan County in southwest China’s Yunnan province. Photo: 胡庆/Google Map
Lweje near Longchuan County in southwest China’s Yunnan province. Photo: 胡庆/Google Map

Chinese border authorities are not letting cargo trucks from Myanmar pass through a key entry point into China from northern Myanmar’s Kachin state under a new cross-border cargo policy to control the spread of the coronavirus, RFA reported.

The 300 trucks that transport bananas and watermelons to China each day via a border crossing in the Myanmar town of Lweje near Longchuan County in southwest China’s Yunnan province were not permitted to enter China on Monday, drivers said.

Chinese authorities have restricted their drivers from entering Myanmar and since April 1 have required Myanmar traders in abutting northern Shan state to pay Chinese drivers 10 yuan each (U.S. $1.40) to transport truckloads of rice and fruit from border crossings to local cargo facilities, according to the report.

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