China closes Mekong River stretch
China has declared a 60-kilometre section of Mekong River off-limits to all types of boats indefinitely while rock blasting is undertaken to widen the channel for commercial shipping operations.
China announced on Friday that operators of all types of boats should avoid entering the river from Guan Lei to Ganlanpa in Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna prefecture.
It also also erected wires across the river to prevent boats from entering the section, which has now been declared a danger zone.
Guan Lei port, however, remains open to cargo and passenger boats as usual.
