China border truck jam leaves drivers, exporters in a pickle

Container trucks are seen at Tan Thanh Border Gate in Lang Son Province, February 14, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Quan Ha

Vietnamese drivers and exporters are shouldering additional procedural burdens stress and financial burden as container trucks with agricultural produce continue to get stuck at the China border.

At present, more than 1,800 trucks have been waiting for more than a week to offload their cargo across the border as the latter continues to impose strict Covid-19 restrictions.

For the last 11 days, Quan's 16-ton dragon fruit truck has not been able to enter China through the Huu Nghi Border Gate in Lang Son Province; and it is uncertain how many more days he will have to wait.

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