Months after the blockade, Nepal signed a landmark transit agreement with China, giving the landlocked country an alternative route to the sea through Chinese territory.
An implementation protocol followed in 2019, although the facility has yet to be put into practical use.
China was already Nepal’s second-largest source of imports, accounting for about 13 per cent in 2015. A decade later, that share has risen to about 20 per cent, although India remains dominant at nearly 58 per cent.
The political determination produced by the blockade ultimately ran up against geography and economics. Chinese fuel was more expensive and difficult to…
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