China & India to reopen historic trading route

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	China & India to reopen historic trading route

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7-4-2006 12:34 PM

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china, india, tibet, sikkim, nathu la, trading, silk road

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China and India will reopen an historic trading route through Tibet this week.</div><br><div>The
Nathu La border pass, 4,545 metres above sea level, was closed in 1962
when the two countries fought a brief border war in the Himalayan
region. </div><br><div>With relations improving the two countries
decided that it is time to reopen the pass, which sits between the
Indian state of Sikkim and Tibet.</div><br><div>Nathu La was a major
trading point between the two countries before the 1962 war and its
reopening is aimed at restoring the region's former trading glory. </div><br>A study conducted by the Sikkim government says trade via the pass could reach $US12 billion by 2015.<p>
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