COVID-19 third wave delays the China-Myanmar border trade

On 19 April 2021, the Chinese border authority has announced that all drivers and workers from Myanmar need to present a COVID-19 test certificate upon entering the Chinese border. Without the certificate, workers are unable to load and unload goods. The authority will start to control the inbound of trucks from Myanmar. Thus it is expected to delay the export of Myanmar watermelon and muskmelon to the Chinese market.