China has launched a new cargo service connecting Tibet and Nepal as dozens of trucks carrying goods worth 2.8 million dollar left the Tibetan border port of Gyirong en route to Kathmandu.<br/><br/>New rail and road cargo service which launched yesterday, connecting Guangdong, Tibet and Nepal, is with the objective to enhance trade with the South Asian neighbour in line with China's Belt and Road (Silk Road) initiative.<br/><br/>A train carrying products, including shoes, clothes, hats, furniture, appliances, electronics and building materials, travelled the 5,200-kilometer distance between Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, and Xigaze in Tibet.<br/><br/>The trucks are responsible for the remaining 870 kilometer of the journey, carrying goods to Gyirong and then to the final stop in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.