A Tibetan Buddhist altar in Hilsa. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
A CHINESE fence winds its way through the Himalayan mountains, dividing Tibet from Nepal with barbed wire and concrete fortifications.
In one of the most remote areas on Earth, Chinese surveillance cameras, bolstered by armed guards in watchtowers, maintain a constant watch.
Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.
Border woes
Men at an eatery in the village of Hilsa, in the Humla District, the country’s poorest and least developed. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
A Chinese security camera in the country’s autonomous Tibet region to monitor border activity, near the village of Hilsa. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
A road in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal’s Humla District, the country’s only one with no connections to the country’s national road network. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
A Nepali paramilitary police force office in the village Hilsa. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
Nepali men loading bags with Chinese goods outside a customs office, next to a Chinese-built border fence and gate by the village of Hilsa. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
Construction work on a mountain road in Nepal’s Humla District, the only one with no connections to the country’s national road network. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
Buildings erected by China that are just metres from a fence they also built on its autonomous Tibet region’s border with Nepal, near the village Hilsa. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
A Chinese security camera in the country’s autonomous Tibet region to monitor border activity, near the village of Hilsa. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
