China-Nepal trade port expansion gets underway

New facilities will boost business and benefit the livelihood of nearby residents

Operations began on Monday at the expansion of the China Gyirong-Nepal Rasuwa Bilateral Port, which will improve trade and relations between China and Nepal.

"It will further help both sides facilitate bilateral trade, and boost tourism and cooperation," said Zhang Hongbo, deputy Party chief of Xigaze prefecture in the Tibet autonomous region, where the port is located.