Neighbouring in Anxiety along the China-Vietnam Border

Title
Neighbouring in Anxiety along the China-Vietnam Border
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Zhang, Juan
Editor
Editor(s): Martin Saxer and Juan Zhang
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Place of publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Edition
1
Series
Asian Borderlands
UNE publication id
une:22317
Abstract
In the early morning of November 30th, 2007, a dozen Chinese trucks lined up at the Hekou-Lao Cai border gate and blocked the bustling traffic. Around these trucks, a small crowd of Chinese traders and drivers congregated in dismay, complaining loudly about unfairness and injustice. It was the official opening day of the seventh Annual China-Vietnam Border Trade Fair (Zhong-Yue bianjing jingji maoyi jiaoyihui中越边境经济贸易交易会; hereafter the Trade Fair). Under the red banners that proudly announced the success of the Trade Fair, Chinese grievances and disappointment were growing. These trucks, fully loaded with various kinds of merchandise, had attempted to cross the border to reach the Trade Fair's venue in Lao Cai. As they proceeded with customs clearance, to their surprise, they were told by the Lao Cai Customs Office to pay additional tariff by 60 to 140 percent on almost all their commodities, despite the fact that a special duty-free policy was in place for the Trade Fair, which had been the case for the past six years.
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Citation
The Art of Neighbouring: Making Relations Across China's Borders, p. 203-222
ISBN
9789462982581
9789048532629
Start page
203
End page
222

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