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The India-China border trade originally resumed in 1991 but was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade Officer and Dharchula Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ashish Joshi said that 26 trade passes have been issued, which include 17 traders and nine helpers. A customs office has also been opened at Gunji to facilitate the process. Mr Joshi informed that traders have already stored their goods in warehouses at villages near the Lipulekh pass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The administration has received applications from more than 103 traders and is currently planning to issue trade passes for a second batch of 25 traders shortly. 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