During a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Monday morning, newly-appointed Chinese envoy to Nepal, Yang Houlan, expressed worries that Tibetan exiles in Nepal could resort to ´anti-China´ protests during the upcoming anniversary celebrations of Chinese Communist Party (CCP). China is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the CCP on July 1.[break]
According to Mahara´s press coordinator Manoj Magar, Mahara assured that Nepal would not allow any such activities on Nepali soil. “Nepal does not have policy to allow any activities against its neighbors. We are aware about Free Tibet activities. We won´t let such activities to take place in Nepali soil,” said a press note issued by Magar.
Mahara also said that both the government and his own party UCPN (Maoist) are committed to ´One China´ policy. Stating that Nepal-China relations have a long history, he said the relations between the two countries at people to people, government to government and party to party levels should be further strengthened.
Minister Mahara while appreciating China´s policy of non-interference in Nepal´s internal affairs said that Nepali people have appreciated China´s policy of allowing them to decide their fate on their own.
On the occasion, Yang lauded Nepal´s commitment to "One China" policy and the measures taken to curb anti-China activities in Nepal. He urged Mahara to keep special watch on such activities keeping in view the security sensitivities of China.
According to Home Ministry spokesperson Sudhir Shah, the envoy also expressed readiness to expand areas of cooperation with the Home Ministry. The envoy said China could extend logistical support and capacity enhancement training to security agencies if Nepal wanted.
Minister Mahara also accepted the invitation extended by the envoy for China visit.
The envoy had separately met with Home Secretary Leela Mani Paudyal for half an hour before meeting the Home Minister Mahara.
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