The largest border checkpoint on the Mongolian-Chinese border, Zamyn-Uud, opened after a three-year reconstruction and began to let passengers pass after China lifted restrictions.

Passenger traffic through the Zamyn-Uud-Erlian car checkpoint on the Mongolian-Chinese border resumed on 8 January. The passage control of citizens is carried out through the reconstructed passenger service hall.

A total of 513 people passed through the Zamyn-Uud-Erlian car checkpoint on the first day. In particular, 222 Mongolian citizens and 148 Chinese citizens entered China, and 85 Chinese citizens entered the territory of Mongolia.

The city of Erenhot, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is just 9 km from Zamyn Uud, in Dornogobi province in south‑eastern Mongolia, where the Mongolian government is building a free trade zone. Erenhot is the largest centre of rail and road links between China and Mongolia, and as such is a vital strategic location in cross‑border co‑operation between the two countries.