BRI: A ‘Pandora’s box’?

March 13, 2024 08:30 am

The Chinese Embassy in Nepal organized the Chinese Lunar New Year ceremony for the first time in Kathmandu on January 14, 2024, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. During the program, artists performed Chinese arts, acrobatics, and magic. More importantly, Vice Minister Sun Haiyan of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPCID) visited Nepal from January 26.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepal-China relations stand on the solid foundation of the ‘Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence’ and the two sides understand each other’s aspirations and sensitivities and extend support to each other in times of need in the spirit of true friendship.

KATHMANDU, March 25: The Foreign Minister of People’s Republic China and State Councilor Wang Yi, who is arriving in Kathmandu at 4PM today on a three day official visit  is set to meet Prime Minister Sher Bahadur on Saturday, according to a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: While admitting that there have been difficulties to ensure a smooth flow of goods from China to Nepal in recent months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, China has said that it is willing to work together with the Nepali authorities to overcome the present difficulties.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China nearly 66 years ago, the two countries have always trusted, respected and supported each other. In recent times, the Chinese government has provided Nepal with urgently-needed medical supplies including vaccines and liquid oxygen, demonstrating once again that China and Nepal share weal and woe.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, who is on a one-day working visit to Nepal, called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter's official residence in Shitwal Niwas on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, August 1: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Nepal relations and is willing to work with his Nepali counterpart, Bidya Devi Bhandari, to push for the continued advancement of the bilateral relationship.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Visiting chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China Qizhala held a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali at Singha Durbar on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Rupak Sapkota as the deputy executive director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), a think tank under the ministry.

China’s insecurities

October 20, 2019 01:00 am

Xi Dada brought hope for Nepal by pushing the narrative of land-linked country, but he also seems to have secured couple of assurances from Nepal which is desperate for economic prosperity

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Nepal and China have decided to elevate Nepal-China Comprehensive Partnership of Cooperation Featuring Ever-lasting Friendship to Strategic Partnership of Cooperation Featuring Ever-lasting Friendship for Development and Prosperity.

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ongoing visit is an opportunity to take Nepal-China relations to new heights, leaders from across the political spectrum have said.

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Since the establishment of Sino-Nepal diplomatic relations on August 1 1955, traditional friendship and friendly cooperation between the Chinese and Nepali people have witnessed steady development. The relationship between the two countries remained trouble-free over the years.

Bonds of history

October 12, 2019 00:30 am

In absence of high-level visits from China, goodwill and cordiality had been shadowed. President Xi Jinping’s arrival in Kathmandu will renew cordial ties between China and Nepal

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi has said the upcoming high-level visit from China would take Nepal-China relations to a fresh “development stage”.

When Xi comes to Nepal

September 11, 2019 01:30 am

When Xi comes to Nepal, he will break the 23 years gap of presidential visit to Nepal. Can this inspire the US which has never sent its sitting president to Nepal?

Chinese FM Wang returns home

September 10, 2019 14:05 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi returned home on Tuesday after wrapping up a three-day official visit to Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the Chinese government, traders and investors to invest in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi has said 2019 will be crucial in Nepal-China relations as the two countries are facing new development opportunities with the prospect for mutually beneficial cooperation.