China will open its first border trading port with neighboring Tajikistan in May, according to the port administration office of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The Kalasu Port will open on May 25 on the border along State Highway 314. Roads of both countries met at the port, said administration official Li Xinheng.

People, goods and vehicles from both countries will be allowed to pass through the port, but the port would remain closed to third country nationals for the time being, said Li.

Chinese goods like rice, fruit and stationery were in demand in Tajikistan, but the lack of a direct trading port in the past meant goods had to be transported via a third country, which doubled or tripled costs.

Source:ce.cei.gov.cn