The Kathmandu Post reported on October 20 that China's main trade ports with Nepal are facing continuous capacity limitations, causing a large backlog of goods, and Nepali merchants are facing a crisis in the supply of festival goods. According to the Trans-Himalayan Border Trade Association of Nepal, nearly 900 containers loaded with festival goods have been stranded in China for almost three months. The chairman of the association stated that currently, only 3-4 containers are released daily from the Gyirong port in Tibet, which is seriously mismatched with the scale of the stranded goods. Although the Nepali business community has repeatedly communicated with the Chinese side through diplomatic channels, they have not received a clear explanation, and some traders have questioned whether this move might be related to political uncertainty within Nepal. In the face of anxiety among Nepali traders, officials have given inconsistent statements. Local officials said that container traffic is a normal fluctuation and denied the border backlog, but the head of customs admitted that the volume of freight has significantly decreased and cited the Chinese explanation that the pilgrimage season has caused traffic congestion. It is worth noting that the Gyirong port is expected to trial a restart on October 25. Before the disaster, the port handled 40-50 containers per day and was the second-largest trade hub for Nepal-China trade. However, the business community remains cautious about the progress of recovery.
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