China’s BRI in Nepal burdened with hollow promises as Rasuwagadhi border remains closed
19 May 2024
RASUWAGADHI: In what can be termed as a blatant violation of its own commitment, China has tightened its grip at the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point, which was brought into operation declaring it as a major international border under its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The Rasuwagadhi border — opened on December 1, 2014 — was announced as an international border on August 30, 2017.
When the road upgrading works on the Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi section to connect Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and Rasuwagadhi — a bordering town near China — began, Nepali trader...
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