Deal With India to Open Trade at Himalayan Pass
China and India have agreed to reopen border trade at the historic Nathu-la pass after more than 40 years, a symbol of rapprochement between neighbors who fought a war in 1962.
The Himalayan pass, at an altitude of about 14,000 feet, will open July 6, linking the Indian state of Sikkim and southern Tibet, Chinese media reported.
The agreement to reopen the ancient Silk Road route was the latest sign of warming relations between the world’s most populous countries. Trade between the two nations amounted to $18.7 billion in 2005.
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