International checkpoint opens on Mongolia-China border

Mongolia has for the first time allowed foreign tourists cross its border to get to China. An international checkpoint on the Mongolian-Chinese border near Mongolian province of Khovd has been made available for all foreign citizens.

Mongolia made the decision after receiving a request from the administration of the Altay region in Siberia to make a popular “Altay-golden mountains” route passing through Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan more accessible.