ALL VEHICLES CROSSING INTO CHINA THROUGH ZAMYN-UUD TO BE INSPECTED STARTING SEPTEMBER 15
Starting on September 15, authorities in Erenhot, China have decided to doubledown on security and inspections at the ZamynUudErenhot border crossing, citing violations from truck drivers as the main cause for the increase in security, the Foreign Ministry reported in a statement.
Inspections will not be exclusive to heavy-load trucks, Chinese officials note that all vehicles passing through the border crossing will be inspected.
According to the Foreign Ministry’s statement, Chinese officials have reported that more than 30,000 separate instances of violations have been registered in the first seven months of 2017 alone.
Mongolian passengers entering China, especially UAZ469 (a repurposed Soviet offroad military light utility vehicle) drivers have not met the technical automobile standards and tend to overload, causing unneeded delays say Chinese officials.
The Foreign Ministry says that the authorities of Erenhot have expressed concern that Mongolian drivers are not following traffic rules and the instances of driving under the influence of alcohol and accidents have not been decreasing.
Drivers found to have violations will be fined 50 to 2,000 RMB and deducted one to 12 points depending on the violation. Any serious violations or cars that have been deducted all their points will not be allowed to cross into China.
Issues arising from Chinese border officials tightening regulation and security have been reported in the last few months. A 150km logjam of heavyload trucks at the Chinese border is still persisting at the Gashuunsukhait border crossing, report border officials.
Previously, the border crossing had the capacity to pass through 1,600 trucks daily, but since July, that number has dwindled down to 600. This has been caused by a doubledown in border security at Gants Mod border crossing by Chinese officials, reported the sxcoal. com.
Beginning on July 1, the Chinese government restricted the import of coal through secondclass border crossings and doubleddown on the regulation and security of other crossings. The Chinese side is reportedly only keeping one or two gates open, whereas previously there were four operational gates processing trucks
According to experts such as attorney and founder of the Coal Mongolia conference L.Naranbaatar, the border restrictions that China has been imposing are no coincidence. He believes that they stem from political pushback from Beijing as he alleges President Kh.Battulga’s statements about China and the trade deficit have not been well received in China. Other analysts say that the heavy antiChinese rhetoric used during the election has been off putting for Beijing.