CPC
leader in Kathmandu on eve of Dahal’s Delhi trip :
Chinese side could still be exploring the possibility of
unity among leftist parties in Nepal, Maoist Centre
leader says (kp 31/05/2023), Chinese
leaders reach Parisdanda after PM’s residence in
Baluwatar (kh 31/05/2023)
Govt
report reveals unauthorized Chinese construction,
encroachment upon Nepal’s territory (kh 30/05/2023)
NA
hell-bent on procuring weapons from China; CoAS Sharma
still goes falsehoods (kh 26/05/2023), Nepal
Army plans to buy APCs. Chinese supplier is on
US blacklist : It wants to procure 26 armoured
personnel carriers from Chinese firm Norinco for
use in UN peacekeeping missions, by Anil
Giri (kp 27/05/2023)
Skipped
Boao Forum on Chinese advice, prime minister tells
Parliament : The prime minister says the boundary row
with India will be settled through diplomacy on the
basis of facts and historical evidence (kp
24/05/2023)
‘China’s
interactions with South Asia hinge on Nepal’ : Observers
feel Nepali parties have no discipline. This impression
arises from the belief that Nepal is willing to
compromise on its principles, leading to a lack of trust
in the country, interview with Hu Shisheng, director
of South Asian Studies at the China Institute of
Contemporary International Studies (CICIS) (kp 22/05/2023)
Balancing
Act: Nepal's Delicate Dance with China and India, by
Nabraj Lama (rep 20/05/2023)
Six
years after BRI agreement, Nepal has little to show for
it : Nepali officials seem unaware the deal, involving
cross-border rail, is renewed every 3 years, by Anil
Giri (kp 17/05/2023), Bungling
on BRI : A lot can be learned from the six largely
unfruitful years of cooperation under the initiative
(kp 18/05/2023)
Nepali
traders fed up with China’s random border policy : The
Tatopani border point re-opened on May 1 after remaining
closed for eight years then closed again the next day,
by Krishana Pradhan and Anish Tiwari (kp 14/05/2023)
Is
China planning to recruit Nepalis in PLA? Speculative
reports in Indian media say Delhi’s new policy created
void to be thus exploited, by Anil Giri (kp
13/05/2023) [This is hardly
imaginable. Why should China recruit foreign
mercenaries? This smells of targeted Indian fake news!]
China’s
BRI becoming increasingly burdensome, unappealing,
by Manoj Ghimire (kh 11/05/2023)
Rare
sight: Envoys of world’s rival superpowers talk Nepal’s
development : Chinese ambassador to Nepal Cheng Song and
US ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson stand together to
discuss Nepal's development (nlt 11/05/2023)
Pilgrims
to Kailash discouraged by new Chinese rules : Nepali
tour operators say the complex rules are designed to
control the entry of foreign pilgrims, particularly
Indians, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/05/2023)
NA
set to open LC to procure weapons worth Rs 6 billion
from China (kh 07/05/2023)
Tibetan
Refugees’ Seven Decades in Foreign Lands, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (rep 05/05/2023)
Locals
in remote Mugu urge government to reopen Nakchenangla
pass : For the locals of Mugum Karmarong Rural
Municipality, Tibet is much closer. They have to walk
for five days to reach Gamgadhi—the district
headquarters—to buy daily essentials, by Raj Vahadur
Shahi (kp 05/05/2023)
Two-way
trade from Tatopani-Khasa border resumes (ae
01/05/2023), Nepali
trucks being stopped at Tatopani border point :
The cargo has to be transferred to Chinese
trucks for onward transport under a new rule
issued by China, officials said, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 02/05/2023) [Free
trade as China understands it! Nepal should
slowly think about whether China is really a
cooperation partner for the future!]
NA
makes significant strides to procure arms from China;
approaches Army Welfare Fund (kh 01/05/2023)
China
to release Rs80 billion pledged to Nepal since 2008 :
The funds from the northern neighbour will be used for
infrastructure development in Nepal, according to
officials, by Anil Giri (kp 30/04/2023)
Food
shortage in Sankhuwasabha villages as China border
closure continues since 2020 : Bhotkhola Rural
Municipality distributed rice in the affected villages
of Thudam, Ridak and Chhumusur on Wednesday, by
Dipendra Shakya (kp 27/04/2023)
Chinese
team in the field for detailed study of Kathmandu-Kerung
railway (rep 25/04/2023)
7
years since transit deal with China, no shipment has
moved : Nepal’s bid to break away from its sole
dependence on India for third-country trade has not
succeeded so far, by Anil Giri (kp 22/04/2023), Nepal’s
delicate dance on BRI : There has not been any progress
on any of the nine chosen projects, as the two countries
are yet to finalize a BRI implementation plan, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/04/2023)
Bilateral
security meeting stresses on re-opening Tatopani
transit point (rn 18/04/2023)
Commercial
explosives imported from China after India’s
refusal : Officials say India has been reluctant
to supply explosives to be used in projects
involving Chinese firms. The new imports are
meant for a cement factory and a hydropower
project, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/04/2023)
Chinese
companies showing little interest in power
summit : Indian companies are expected to flood
the event being held in Kathmandu on April 18-19,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/04/2023)
Nepal
has two main border points with China. But why does
trade suffer? Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point had been
closed for more than three years, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 09/04/2023)
No
clarity on BRI projects as Nepal, China officials meet :
There was no concrete discussion on GSI and GCI, Nepali
officials say, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 08/04/2023)
Five
dry ports planned at Nepal-China border (ae
04/07/2023)
No
trade, no food. Life’s hard in remote Mugu : Hundreds of
households pushed to poverty after commerce with China
came to a halt, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 07/04/2023)
Unpacking
trade ties with China : Nepal trades more with distant
economies like Italy and France than with its immediate
neighbour China, by Prashanti Poudyal (kp
06/04/2023)
Locals
want China to re-open Kimathanka checkpoint (rep
06/04/2023)
Nepali
and Chinese officials to discuss border, security issues
but skip GSI : A foreign ministry official says there
will be open and frank discussion on all topics
including some disputed ones, by Anil Giri (kp
05/04/2023)
Don’t
shut them again : More than the BRI, Nepal would
arguably benefit from hassle-free border points with
China (kp 04/04/2023)
Nepali
traders laud reopening of Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border
point : Some traders say that Chinese border points have
a habit of opening and closing randomly, causing them
much distress. They have called for a consistent trade
and transit policy, by Krishana Prasain and Janak
Bahadur Shahi (kp 03/04/2023)
Nepal
requests China to resume Kathmandu-Lhasa direct flight
(rep 03/04/2023)
Nepal
has 10,000 foreign workers, highest from China (kh
03/04/2023)
Tourism
industry loses millions with Kailash Yatra closed :
China has yet to welcome pilgrims to the Tibet site that
was closed after the outbreak of Covid pandemic in 2020,
by Sangam Prasain and Rupa Gahatraj (kp 01/04/2023)
Nepal-China
foreign secretary-level talks to be held in Beijing next
week : Meeting comes ahead of the sixth anniversary of
Nepal’s signing up to the BRI, by Anil Giri (kp
01/04/2023)
Kerung
and Tatopani border points set to reopen fully for
trade, travel : Nepal-China mechanism in Lhasa agrees on
Wednesday to reopen Kerung point from April 1 and
Tatopani from May 1 (kp 30/03/2023), Rekindled
hopes on Nepal-China trade (ae 31/03/2023)
Nepal
and China to meet in Lhasa for secretary-level border
and trade talks : The meeting of the joint mechanism
scheduled for March 29-30 in the Tibet Autonomous Region
is expected to facilitate bilateral trade (kp
26/03/2023)
Understanding
BRI in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/03/2023)
Chinese
experts blame geopolitics for PM’s reluctance to attend
Boao Forum : Implementing agency for BRI in Nepal
suggested just as the MCC has set up MCA-Nepal, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 18/03/2023)
BRI
platform for economic cooperation, not a geopolitical
tool: Chinese envoy : Nepal has not been able to take
advantage of China’s Belt and Road Initiative six years
after signing it, officials say (kp 17/03/2023)
Nepal’s
ambassadors wait—months on end—for political access in
Delhi, Beijing : Indian, Chinese foreign ministers have
yet to grant Sharma and Shrestha the audience (kp
17/03/2023) [This is a sign of
contempt for Nepal by China and India!]
Chinese
contractors emerge as major players in Nepali projects :
As of the end of last year, Chinese enterprises had
signed project contracts worth USD 10.74 billion in
Nepal, with a turnover of USD 5.48 billion (ae
16/03/2023)
Beijing’s
long game in Kathmandu : Ideological convictions mean
little in Kathmandu, but money never fails to get fast
results, by CK Lal (kp 15/03/2023), Prime
Minister Dahal urges China to invest in Nepal : In the
past five years until 2022, China had signed project
contracts worth $10.74 billion in Nepal, according to a
Chinese official (kp 15/03/2023)
Nepali
and Chinese industrialists meet to explore new business
opportunities in Nepal (rep 14/03/2023)
Beijing’s
Nepal policy will see more continuity than change:
Chinese experts : Xi Jinping, after being elected for an
unprecedented third term, has appointed Qin Gang as
China’s foreign minister, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
13/03/2023) [In other words, an
urgently needed improved cooperation is not to be
expected despite the massive American intervention?]
Chinese
tourists are returning to Nepal after three years :
China’s culture and tourism ministry on Friday gave
permission to its citizens to travel to 40 countries,
beginning March 15. Nepal tops the list, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 11/03/2023). China
adds Nepal to list of approved outbound tourist
destinations for citizens (rep 11/03/2023), China’s
positive gesture (rep 13/03/2023)
khara
Int’l Airport could be Nepal’s Hambantota : Experts view
it as China's debt-trap ploy to gain a strong foothold
in Nepal (kh 10/03/2023)
Tibet
to invest 1.99 bn dollars in improving conditions of
villages along LAC: Report (kh 26/02/2023) [??]
Architecture
Immortalises Relationship, by Pabin Dhakal (rn
24/02/2023)
Nepali
and Chinese officials discuss power trade : The northern
neighbour proposes constructing a 220kV cross-border
line to import electricity from Nepal during winter,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/02/2023) [But
especially in winter, Nepal is still not in a position
to export electricity!?]
Nepal’s
stated policy keeps it from joining China’s GSI : After
opting out of American IPS and SPP initiatives in
principle, it looks difficult for Nepal to say yes to
the GSI, by Anil Giri (kp 23/02/2023)
Cross-border
railway dream of generations of leaders and
peoples of Nepal and China : Cooperation between
Nepal and other nations, such as the US and
India, should be conducted on a basis of
equality, interview with Chinese Ambassador
Chen Song (kp 20/02/2023)
Belt
and Road to nowhere : While negotiation with
China on financing modality is possible, we are
yet to see if it addresses our concerns, by
Sourav Dahal (kp 16/02/2023)
Tibet
calls for UN fact-finding mission to address
atrocities by China (kh 14/02/2023)
Coalition
of the unwilling? China wants Nepal to be part
of global development and security initiatives,
which are sketchy at best, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 10/02/2023)
Chinese
Ambassador Song calls on Speaker Ghimire (kh
08/02/2023)
Nepal-China
to meet on cross-border transmission line in two weeks :
The third round of bilateral meeting is scheduled to
take place after a gap of three years, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 06/02/2023)
Karnali
folks struggle as China closes border for export of
herbs (rep 31/01/2023)
China’s
Belt and Road Initiative has negative impacts on
partner countries: Report (kh 27/01/2023)
[see SSRI
report]
Chiraito
herb hits all-time high of Rs1,000 per kg :
Tibet used to be the largest buyer of the plant;
but after China closed the border, traders
turned their attention to India, by Ananda
Gautam (kp 25/01/2023)
China
proposes a meeting in February for cross border
power line in Nepal : The Joint Technical Group
comprising representatives of Nepal Electricity
Authority and State Grid Corporation of China
has not met since March 2020, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/01/2023)
China
resumes outbound group tours excluding Nepal from the
list of ‘relevant countries' : The disappearance of
Nepal from the list, according to Nepali travel trade
entrepreneurs, could affect the government’s target of
welcoming 1 million tourists in 2023 (ae 24/01/2023)
Despite
reopening of border, restrictions still hinder Nepal’s
exports to China : Nepal’s exports to China in the last
fiscal year 2021/22 stood at just Rs 808m, a drop from
Rs 2.1bn in FY 2018/19 (ae 20/01/2023), Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
border point closed till February 3 (ae 20/01/2023),
China
closes Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border in less than a month of
resuming trade : This time, China takes an excuse of
Chinese New Year celebration for obstruction (rep
21/01/2023) [This is flimsy and
unacceptable as a justification!]
Why
is Nepal Dallying BRI Projects?, by Hari Prasad
Shrestha (rep 19/01/2023)
Kerung
border reopening brings little joy to traders : Exports
from Nepal are allowed to pass every fortnight while
imports to Nepal are permitted to pass daily, officials
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 15/1/2023) [This
is obviously China's understanding of equal partnership
and free trade!]
Who
is comfortable with new govt?: China, India, or both?,
by Bishwo Gauchan (ht 13/01/2023)
Nepal,
China prepare for high-level visits, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 12/01/2023)
New
Chinese envoy hints at diplomacy of candor (ae
09/01/2023)
China’s
Nepal plan: Firmer footing, weakened Delhi, by Pramod
Jaiswal (ae 09/01/2023)
Demand
for Nepali products in Tibet grows after two-way trade
resumes : According to the exporters, the Tibetans have
started placing orders for the goods via telephone,
by Balram Ghimire (kp 08/01/2023)
New
Chinese ambassador arrives in Kathmandu (kh
08/01/2023)
More
than 300 Chinese vehicles imported through Rasuwagadhi
crossing in current fiscal year (rep 04/01/2023)
China’s
BRI claim over Pokhara airport shows desperation, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 04/01/2023)
Nepal-China:
Border is open, not the trade (ae 03/01/2023)
China
seeks Nepal’s support to promote GSI (ae 02/01/2023)
Is
the new Pokhara airport under China’s BRI radar? Yes, claims
Chinese Embassy. Nepali officials say no official document
mentions the international airport as such, by Anil Giri
(kp 01/01/2023)
China
relocates Tibet’s nomads in garb of ecological
conservation (kh 28/12/2022)
Four
signs that suggest China may be happy with new
government in Nepal (nlt 28/12/2022)
Nepal-China
trade resumes at Rasuwagadhi border point : The Chinese
embassy in Kathmandu has said that resumption of two-way
trade from Kerung will promote Nepal’s exports to China,
reduce trade deficit in Nepal, solve trade imbalance and
improve connectivity (nlt 28/12/2022), China
reopens Kerung-Rasuwagadhi border to Nepali
exports : Chinese goods have been entering Nepal
intermittently through Kerung, but it was no go
in the other direction (kp 29/12/2022)
Beijing
upbeat as Dahal becomes PM, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
27/12/2022)
Chinese
expert team for feasibility study of Nepal-China
cross-border railway arrives (rn 27/12/2022)
China
to pursue BRI cooperation with new Nepal government :
With the concerted efforts of Nepal government and
through consultation and coordination of various
political forces, Nepal will enjoy stability and
development, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said
(nlt 26/12/2022), China
expects strategic collaboration and cooperation with
Nepal on various issues including BRI (rep
27/12/2022)
Prachanda-led
government: Was it China’s clandestine move? (kh
26/12/2022)
Former
foreign ministers of Nepal stress on grants or
concessional loans on BRI projects : Nepal signed the
BRI agreement in 2017 but not a single project has been
undertaken, nor any provisions implemented so far
(nlt 24/12/2022), ‘BRI
is good but Nepal should tread carefully’ ; Regional
experts suggest the country should learn from others and
better negotiate financial terms, saying priority should
be on grants to fund projects (kp 24/12/2022)
China
exerting pressure on Nepal’s Left parties for unity
(kh 23/12/2022) [???], Reports
that charge de’affaires met with top leaders are false,
says Chinese embassy : Issuing a clarification, Chinese
embassy in Kathmandu said that Wang Xin did not meet
with KP Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Upendra Yadav
(nlt 24/12/2022)
Two-way
trade via Kerung could resume by January first
week : But Tatopani border is unlikely to open
anytime soon, by Anil Giri (kp 23/12/2022)
Kerung-Kathmandu
rail: China offers feasibility deal, Nepal stalls : The
matter will be taken up by the incoming federal
government, say Nepali officials, by Anil Giri (kp
18/12/2022) [The incoming
government will probably be one of the most unstable
governments Nepal has ever had! Therefore, such
decisions are improbable. In addition, the USA will
probably try to prevent any cooperation of Nepal with
China in the context of its global power ambitions!]
Kalanki-Maharajgunj
road widening project in limbo : The widening of the
8.2km section was set to be carried out by the Chinese
government, and the work was initially planned to start
from early 2020, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/12/2022)
Chinese
tourist boom turns to bust after Covid : Arrivals
expected to rise after Kerung and other Chinese border
points open, and Pokhara Airport begins flights, by
Sangam Prasain and Deepak Pariyar (kp 16/12/2022)
Amid
political transition, Nepali Army trying to purchase 27
APCs from China opaquely (kh 12/12/2022)
Construction
of transmission line connecting China in limbo, by
Himal Lamsal (rep 08/12/2022)
Tibetan
govt stands with Beijing’s ‘zero-COVID policies’ victims
(kh 04/12/2022)
Maoist
leader Pun to visit China : Pun’s potential political
engagements in China remain unknown (kp 27/11/2022)
China
proposes Chen Song as its new ambassador to Nepal
(kh 23/11/2022)
Closure
of Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border puts Nepali traders on the
edge of bankruptcy : The border point has been shut down
for the past thirty-four months despite several pledges
made by authorities in Kathmandu and Beijing to open it,
by Balaram Ghimire (kp 18/11/2022)
Nepal,
China seal a deal for utilisation of Rs15 billion in
Chinese grant : Beijing will reportedly start sending
experts for feasibility study of the cross-border
railway by the end of this year, by Anil Giri (kp
16/11/2022), Starting
anew with China
The pact on utilisation of Chinese grants could be an
opportunity to get things on bilateral front moving
(kp 17/11/2022)
Election
hubbub raises hopes of revival in Tatopani : Once a
hotspot for transit commerce on the northern border with
China, Tatopani lies abandoned since the 2015 earthquake
destroyed the infrastructure, by Anish Tiwari (kp
13/11/2022)
Nepal-China
ties: Irritants of the 60s and 70s : After establishing
diplomatic relations in 1955, two incidents had nearly
spoiled the relations between the two countries. What
were those incidents? Here is a detail, by Laxmi
Basnyat (nlt 12/11/2022)
Why
is Chinese minister making an ill-timed visit to Nepal?
(kh 10/11/2022), Senior
Chinese official coming today despite Nepal’s
reservations : Delegation plans to tour heritage sites
including those being restored with Chinese aid even as
major elections loom, by Anil Giri (kp 11/11/2022)
China
strengthens surveillance network in Tibet, opens new big
data center in Lhasa (kh 08/11/2022)
Nepali
Congress claims border dispute with China in its
official document : The existing border disputes with
both India and China will be solved through political
and diplomatic dialogues, states the manifesto of Nepali
Congress (nlt 29/10/2022)
Avoid
risky dealings with Beijing, by Adhiraj Regmi (kh
27/10/2022)
Why
Nepal should balance geopolitics and take advantage from
China, by Simone Galimberti (nlt 25/10/2022)
Some
thoughts as I bid farewell to Nepal : China firmly
supports Nepal in safeguarding its sovereignty,
independence and territorial integrity, exploring a
development path that suits its own national conditions,
by Hou Yanqi (kp 24/10/2022)
Expect
stiffer US-China contestation in Nepal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 20/10/2022)
Xi
came, Xi saw but Xi couldn’t conquer hurdles in
bilateral ties : Three years since the Chinese
President’s historic Nepal visit, there is not much to
show for it, by Anil Giri (kp 18/10/2022)
What
Xi’s third term means for Nepal?, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 13/10/2022)
Chinese
Ambassador’s farewell call on Speaker Sapkota (kh
08/10/2022)
China
provides 14 excavators to 14 municipalities (kh
02/10/2022)
China’s
rise cause of concern for neighbours, developing
countries (kh 01/10/2022)
Can
Nepal afford an ‘$8 billion’ rail line from Lhasa to
Kathmandu? Questions galore over costs and benefits of
the ambitious project. Nepali leg alone is expected to
cost over $3 billion, by Anil Giri (kp 01/10/2022)
Traders
relieved as most of the goods stranded in China roll
into Nepal : The border closure had greatly worried
Nepali traders. They would have suffered heavy losses
had the shipments arrived too late for the Dashain
shopping season, by Krishana Prasain (kp 30/09/2022)
[Nevertheless, China's policy
towards Nepal does not inspire confidence!]
Closed
Korala border point obstructs import of Himalayan Goats
from Tibet (kh 27/09/2022)
When
will the undeclared Chinese blockade end? China is just
clearing the Nepal-bound cargo containers stuck at the
border, but is least bothered about barrier-free
movement for Nepali traders, by Rajesh Khanal (rep
26/09/2022)
Rasuwagadhi
transit point sees increased imports of good (kh
25/09/2022), All
containers stuck at Rashuwagadhi enter Nepal (rn
26/09/2022)
Two
Nepal projects selected under China’s GDI : Nepal
Smiling Children Project will feed 3,600 in Kathmandu.
Next project will help remote, by Anil Giri (kp
23/09/2022)
Nepal
and China to study trans-Himalayan railway : China is to
start a feasibility study for the trans-Himalayan
Tibet-Nepal Railway, but there environmental and
technical questions, by Ramesh Bhushal (nt
23/09/2022)
Scant
Chinese Diplomacy and Divided South Asia, by Ashis
Adhikary (rep 19/09/2022)
Rastriya
Ekata Abhiya protests Chinese expansionism after
President Yadav freed (kh 16/09/2022)
China
reopens Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani border points (kh
15/09/2022), China
to release all stranded cargo trucks by Sept 27 : Nepali
traders were frantic they might miss the festival
shopping season this year too if their goods did not
arrive on time, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 16/09/2022),
Consignments
enter Nepal via Rasuwagadhi border point (kh
18/09/2022)
Making
sense of China’s engagement with Nepal’s Parliament,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 15/09/2022)
Chinese
Speaker inquires about left unity, commits to reopening
borders : Li was also keen to know about the status of
the MCC Compact and commended Nepal’s stand on the SPP,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 14/09/2022) [Nepal
in the global power struggle of the superpowers!]
Nepal
and China agree to enhance cooperation on multiple
fronts under the BRI framework : The six-point agreement
emphasised cooperation on governance, legislative and
supervisory practices, by Anil Giri (kp 13/09/2022)
Untimely
whispers : As a high-level leader from the north visits
Nepal, we must ask when the border gates will fully open
for trade (kp 13/09/2022)
Chinese
distributor of Oppo mobile phones in Nepal absconds
without paying rent (kh 13/09/2022)
KUKL
terminates Rs 3 billion contract with Chinese company
(kh 13/09/2022)
China’s
top lawmaker Li arriving today on four-day official
visit (nlt 12/09/2022), Visiting
Chinese Speaker may have speculations of left unity to
shrug off : Even in the past, China has clearly
expressed its wish for a strong and united communist
party in Nepal, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
12/09/2022), China’s
top lawmaker Li lands in Kathmandu (kh 12/09/2022)
Eight
containers roll into Nepal as China opens the border a
crack : There could be more than 100 cargo containers
waiting on the other side of the border, Nepali traders
say, by Krishana Prasain and Anish Tiwari (kp
12/09/2022), Nepali
containers start getting approval to cross Nepal-China
border (kh 12/09/2022) [This
probably has to be seen in connection with the Li visit!],
China
assures to clear all containers destined to Nepal
(nlt 13/09/2022)
Relooking
early phase of Nepal-China relations : There are
interesting episodes in Nepal-China relations. Every
such episode has contributed to making of the
Nepal-China relations in one way or the other, by
Laxmi Basnyat (nlt 11/09/2022)
Many
sides to Nepal visit of China’s top legislator : The
Chinese appear interested in strengthening ties with
Nepali MPs following the passage of the MCC compact,
by Anil Giri (kp 09/09/2022)
China
bars vehicles carrying goods for Dashain from entering
Nepal (kh 08/09/2022)
Nepal
should make its position clear on China’s GSI, by
Saurav Raj Pant (kh 07/09/2022), Nepal
on the horns of dilemma over China’s Global Security
Initiative : Experts say Kathmandu should stay away from
Chinese President Xi’s concept, by Anil Giri (kp
07/09/2022)
500
cargo containers stopped in China, Nepali traders in
trouble, by Dilip Poudel (rep 05/09/2022), Traders
in difficulty as transit points on the northern border
remain shut (nlt 06/09/2022)
Chinese
Speaker Li Zhanshu arriving on September 12 : The top
official is visiting Nepal at the invitation of Speaker
Agni Sapkota, by Anil Giri (kp 03/09/2022)
Closure
of northern border points enrages Nepali traders, they
call on Nepal and China to resume operation :
Obstruction of goods at the northern border points is
feared to result in losses of billions to the Nepali
traders, while also causing China’s reputation damage in
Nepal (nlt 31/08/2022)
Over
400 cargo trucks carrying imported goods worth Rs 5
billion stranded at Nepal-China borders : Over the past
few years, China has been imposing restrictions on the
transport of Nepal-bound goods under various pretexts
(rep 30/08/2022)
BRI
project is detrimental for Nepal : Why should Nepal
invest in BRI for the benefit of China?, by Ganesh
Kumar Mandal (kh 23/08/2022), BRI
will take Nepal to the path of Sri Lanka, by Prakash
Dulal (kh 24/08/2022)
Border
uncertainty in north troubles traders again— ahead of
festivals : Containers holding goods imported for
Dashain remain stranded at check points since last week,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/08/2022) [China
is proving to be an extremely unreliable trading
partner! Nepal should be very careful about closer
cooperation!], Trade
in limbo : The Covid-19 saga cannot be continuously used
as a pretext to shut the border points (kp
23/08/2022), Chances
of China allowing stranded goods to enter Nepal before
Dashain slim, officials say : Nepali embassy in Beijing
says it will negotiate with Chinese authorities as
traders fear their investment worth billions of rupees
will sink if they miss the festive shopping season
(kp 24/08/2022) [Trade
diversification is of utmost importance for Nepal, if
only to reduce dependence on India. Unfortunately, China
is proving increasingly unwilling to provide an
alternative.]
FM
Khadka’s Visit To China Adds Impetus To Bilateral Bond,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 21/08/2022)
Dr.
Khadka’s China visit : Balancing Act. With grants
and promises, Nepal minister Khadka returns from China
(sp 19/08/2022)
Resetting
Nepal-China ties : China has very persistently pushed
its agenda when it comes to containing Nepal's
interactions, by Achyut Wagle (kp 16/08/2022)
No
progress on Nepal-China Railway Project despite
feasibility study agreements on every high level visit
(rep 13/08/2022)
Parsing
the two statements after foreign minister’s visit to
China : The Chinese and Nepali sides in their official
statements have mentioned—and omitted—issues that were
discussed, which observers call unusual, by Anil
Giri (kp 12/08/2022)
China
imposes unannounced blockade at Rasuwagadhi, Tatopani
border entry points (kh 12/08/2022)
Are
Nepal-China relations thawing?, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 11/08/2022), What
after the China trip? (ae 11/08/2022)
China
announces to conduct feasibility study for
Kerung-Kathmandu railway : Foreign Minister Dr Khadka is
on a three-day official visit to China at the invitation
of China’s State Councilor and Minister for Foreign
Affairs Wang Yi (nlt 11/08/2022), China
announces to commission Kerung-Kathmandu railway
feasibility study (kh 11/08/2022)
Beijing
announces new Rs15 billion aid to Nepal : During talks
with Khadka, Wang promises feasibility study for a
fertiliser plant, hi-tech lab for blood cancer cure,
disaster relief, Covid assistance and railway survey,
by Anil Giri (kp 11/08/2022)
If
Taiwan hurts China, so does Lipulekh and Kalapani to
Nepal, by Krishna Timalsina (kh 11/08/2022)
Doing
‘business’ with China can be disastrous, by Saroj
Mishra (kh 10/08/2022)
Khadka
flying to China amid US ‘displeasure’ and Taiwan
tensions : Foreign ministry officials say the visit was
planned long ago and is aimed at building confidence
with focus on implementation of past agreements, by
Anil Giri (kp 09/08/2022)
Civil
society calls for scrapping Chinese development project
BRI (kh 06/08/2022)
China-US
face-off over Taiwan puts Khadka’s visit to north in
limbo : Officials say they are closely watching the
developments and yet to decide on Beijing’s RSVP
invitation, by Anil Giri (kp 05/08/2022), Foreign
Minister Khadka to visit China on August 9 (kh
05/08/2022), Nepal’s
geopolitical catch as Washington and Beijing lock horns
over Taiwan crisis : In case Nepal finds itself in the
US-China geopolitical push and pull over the Taiwan
question, how should it handle the situation?, by
Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 06/08/2022)
China believes
Nepal will continue to abide by one-China policy:
Ambassador Hou Yanqi (nlt 03/08/2022) [Attempts
to politically influence Nepal within the framework of
the global power struggles between the USA and China
continue unabated!]
Chinese
high court rules in favour of HBL and BoK (ht
03/08/2022)
Chinese
authorities forcibly moving Tibetans to Indian border to
bolster control (kh 30/07/2022)
China’s
BRI will lead Nepal to debt trap besides undermining
sovereignty, experts warn (kh 29/07/2022)
This
is how Chinese criminal empire spread in Nepal, by
Krishna Timalsina (kh 28/07/2022)
China
Belt & Road spending dips in H1, with no investment
in Russia - research (kp 25/07/2022) [!!]
Amid
geopolitical push and pull, experts advise caution to
Nepal in relations with China and the US (nlt
23/07/2022)
Nepal,
China to carry out joint border monitoring : According
to an agreement reached between Nepal and China in 1963,
the border should be monitored and updated every 10
years. However, it has not been done regularly (nlt
21/07/2022)
Message
Of Liu's Visit, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 19/07/2022)
Unexplained
story of BRI, by Krishna Timalsina (kh 18/07/2022)
Nepal’s
geopolitical dilemma : The US is continually pushing
Nepal to the forefront of its China strategy, shrinking
its leeway, by Gao Liang (kp 18/07/2022)
Liu
Invokes BP To Coax NC, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
17/07/2022) [??]
Paradox
of Nepal’s national interest: Every party agrees on
fundamentals, differs in practice : National interest
discourse in Nepal is largely linked with foreign policy
conducts. It is often a matter of how Nepal should deal
with neighboring India and China and far-off powerful
America, by Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 15/07/2022)
Nepal
and China agree to resume Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border
point (kh 15/07/2022)
Liu’s
visit: Nothing but predatory meddling in Nepal’s
internal affairs, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
15/07/2022)
Nepal,
China crucial talks today, with aim to revive mechanisms
to settle boundary row : Two countries have failed to
conduct joint inspection of the border since 2011.
Recent reports suggest disputes in some places,
including Humla, by Anil Giri (kp 14/07/2022), Nepal,
China agree to activate existing boundary mechanisms :
Mechanisms will be formed soon, either during Foreign
Minister Narayan Khadka’s upcoming China visit, or at
another bilateral meeting, officials say, by Anil
Giri (kp 15/07/2022)
BRI
Is Beneficial For Nepal, by Aarati Neupane (rn
14/07/2022)
China
“openly lobbying” against United States in Nepal (kh
12/07/2022), Beijing
in a bid to engage Congress as it
explores unity of left forces in Nepal :
Chinese delegation’s visit carries
multiple messages amid geopolitical
shifts, experts and observers say,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/07/2022)
Lhasa
police offer rewards for reporting dissenting views,
Tibetan activism: Report (kh 09/07/2022)
Senior
Chinese Communist Party leader visiting Nepal (rep
08/07/2022), Top-level
Chinese visit piques curiosity about its purpose :
Chinese Communist Party’s international department chief
is arriving on Sunday amid talks about a possible left
alliance and Nepal’s perceived tilt towards the West,
by Anil Giri (kp 08/07/2022)) [China
and the USA are primarily concerned with global
supremacy. Their engagement in Nepal is only a small
piece of the mosaic. And Nepal's weak politicians have
the mistaken view that they can use both to their
advantage!], Foreign
Department Chief of CPC arrives in Nepal (nlt
10/07/2022), Visiting
CCP leader Jianchao meets PM Deuba (kh 10/07/2022),
CCP
foreign department chief Liu meeting Nepal’s communist
leaders (kh 11/07/2022), CCP
foreign department chief Liu holding talks with Oli,
Nepal and Khanal today (kh 12/07/2022) [A
blatant case of intervention in internal Nepali affairs.
What does this Chinese party official actually want in
Nepal?], CCP
foreign department chief Liu and UML Chair Oli hold
talks (kh 12/07/2022), Liu
signals China’s disinterest in communist alliance in
Nepal : During a meeting with UML Chairman KP Sharma
Oli, Liu didn’t speak directly about the communist
alliance while adding that China will not interfere in
Nepal’s internal affairs (nlt 12/07/2022) [If
you believe it, you will be blessed! This superfluous
visit of a party official alone is an interference]
Towards
an even brighter future : China-Nepal relations have
achieved significant progress since the establishment of
diplomatic ties, by Hou Yanqi, Chinese ambassador to
Nepal (kp 07/07/2022)
Chinese
invest billions in Nepal’s tourism industry; all
businesses illegal, by Krishna Timalsina (kh
06/07/2022)
Closed
border brings export of yaks and carpets to China to
complete halt, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 30/06/2022)
China
takes a less muscular approach to left unity in Nepal,
by Kamal Dev Bhattari (ae 30/06/2022)
BRI
document reveals how China attempts to dominate Nepal’s
economy with its currency and free trade provisions :
China seeks economic hegemony in Nepal through BRI;
experts raise concerns over not making BRI document
public, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh 27/06/2022)
Beijing
says it commends Nepal’s decision not to move ahead with
America’s SPP : China stands ready to work with Nepal to
jointly safeguard regional security, stability and
shared prosperity: Foreign Ministry spokesperson (kp
23/06/2022),
China
speaks about SPP: Experts say comment on Nepal-US
bilateral matters not welcome : ‘China is not respecting
Nepal’s sovereignty by unnecessarily commenting on its
sovereignty’, geopolitical experts react to the Chinese
official statement (nlt 24/06/2022)
China
puts up a wire fence in no-man’s land in Gorkha (kh
23/06/2022)
Shrestha
appointed Nepal's ambassador to China (kp
23/06/2022)
Dozens
of Chinese contractors blacklisted; scams unbridled,
by Krishna Timalsina (kh 20/06/2022)
Beijing
approved Panchen Lama promotes Sinicization of Tibetans
(kh 18/06/2022) [Probably China
will also select the next pope!]
How
long will China’s undeclared blockade on Nepal continue?,
by Krishna Timalsina (kh 17/06/2022), Nepali
importers using southern route due to fickle
Chinese transit policy : Traders say they are
tired of the frequently changing Chinese transit
rules and promises which have caused them
massive losses, by Krishana Prasain (kp
17/06/2022) [China is
really a good neighbour!!!!!]
Meeting
With Purpose : Foreign Secretary Paudyal Thanked China
For The Preparation Of The Return Of Nepali Students To
China (sp 03/06/2022)
China’s
Policy: To occupy Nepal’s major projects and keep them
in limbo, by Krishna Timalsina (kh 01/06/2022)
China
nudges Nepal on One-China policy : Beijing seems to be
wary amid a series of visits from the United States and
a senior official’s recent meetings with Tibetan
refugees in Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp 26/05/02022)
Nepal
and China stress on timely implementation of agreements
(rn 26/05/2022)
BRI
westward expansion of China looks bleak amid
Russia-Ukraine war (kh 25/05/2022)
China
using sports to legitimatize human rights violations:
Tibetan activist (kh 24/05/2022)
Visiting
US official meets with Tibetan refugees despite
Kathmandu’s caveats : Nepal is in a precarious situation
as it navigates carefully to maintain a fine balance
amid rapid geopolitical shifts, by Anil Giri (kp
22/05/2022)
Five
years on, BRI projects are nowhere on the horizon :
Nepal’s preference for grants over loans from China has
made project implementation further doubtful, by
Anil Giri (kp 20/05/2022)
Chinese
Ambassador pays courtesy call on Home Minister Khand
(kh 18/05/2022)
The
Chinese who are learning Nepali, by Aneka R
Rajbhandary and Suniva Chitrakar (rec 18/05/2022)
BRI:
5 agreements in 5 years; all documents confidential,
by Krishna Timalsina (kh 12/05/2022)
Experts
raise concerns over Chinese educational policy to
‘deTibetanize’ Tibetans (kh 10/05/2022)
Failure
to impose fake Panchen Lama embodies China’s colonial
rule over Tibet, by Raghab Sharma (kh 29/04/2022)
Chinese
envoy Yanqi stresses BRI cooperation for deepening
Nepal-China ties (kh 21/04/2022), BRI
cooperation between China and Nepal is a road of hope,
by Hou Yanqi (nlt 21/04/2022), Policy
changes in Nepal cause for concern for investors:
Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi says Nepal-China trade has
increased, calls soft blockade claim baseless (kp
21/04/2022), China
asserts, with envoy addressing issues—help for Nepal to
world order : Hou Yanqi says Beijing stands for its
southern neighbour as she sheds light on the
difficulties investors face in Nepal and challenges in
cross-border railway from north, by Binod Giri (kp
22/04/2022), China
miffed with Deuba govt’s decision to deny Chinese
company to develop Budhi Gandaki Hydro Project (rep
22/04/2022)
Nepal
receives 5.7 million syringes, nine X-ray machines from
China (nlt 19/04/2022)
Nepal
should not be a ‘fighting ring’ for geopolitical games:
Chinese Ambassador Hou (kh 15/04/2022) [China
and the USA, but also India, should adhere to this as a
matter of priority!]
BRI
and MCC : Implications for Nepal, by Dron Lamichhane
(rep 11/04/2022)
Tibetans
take to self immolation to protest against China (kh
09/04/2022), Human
rights ‘guardians’ look away Tibetans’ self-immolations
(kh 10/04/2022)
Chinese
company's license to build Budhi Gandaki Project
scrapped, Nepal says it’ll build the 1200MW project on
its own (rep 08/04/2022)
Time
for Nepal to reboot ties with India and China, by
Pragya Ghimire (ae 07/04/2022)
Many
agreements, little action : Any future Nepal-China deal
should include an implementation schedule to ensure it
is carried out, by Purushottam Ojha (kp 04/04/2022)
Wang's
Nepal visit : Adds Impetus To Implement Bilateral Deals,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 03/04/2022)
Reaction
to Wang Yi’s Nepal visit in Chinese media : Delayed and
toned down reaction to Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s trip
to Nepal seems deliberate, by Aneka Rebecca
Rajbhandari (nt 01/04/2022)
Experts
doubt implementation of latest trade deal with China :
Beijing has agreed to provide duty-free treatment to
Nepali goods, but the northern neighbour has been
barring exports from Nepal for years, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 01/04/2022)
The
aftereffects of Wang Yi’s Nepal visit : The
Russia-Ukraine crisis, America’s influence in the
Himalayan region and the political environment in
Kathmandu were high on his agenda (ae 05/04/2022)
What’s
this humble grass that made it to high-level Nepal-China
talks : Haylage is greatly sought after as animal food
on the other side of the Himalaya, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 29/03/2022)
Beijing’s
preference to reset ties : Wang’s South Asian tour
seemed to be more about damage control than other
matters, by Achyut Wagle (kp 29/03/2022)
Wang’s
Visit Deepens Friendly Ties, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
29/03/2022)
Wang
urged to get China border opened (ht 28/03/2022)
Chinese
Foreign Minister Wang Yi returns home (kh
27/03/2022)
Wang
visit: Nepal, China sign nine agreements, none on BRI :
Nepali side conveys it wants more grants from China than
loans. Two foreign ministers underscore the need for
concerted efforts to expedite execution of ongoing
projects, by Anil Giri (kp 27/03/2022), Nepal
to receive Rs 11.4 billion in Chinese aid (rep
27/03/2022), Pokhara
International Airport handed over to Nepal (rep
27/03/2022), Nepal,
China Agree To Study Cross Border Power Supply, by
Modnath Dhakal (rn 27/03/2022), Oli
urges Chinese Foreign Minister to expedite projects
under BRI (nlt 27/03/2022)
China
opposes attempt to engage Nepal in geopolitical games:
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi : "China believes that
all countries are equal regardless of size, and respects
the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity
of all countries." (nlt 27/03/2022) [Yes,
China, the USA and India unfortunately do not respect
this!]
Govt
draws China’s attention towards frail national economy
due to closure of Nepal-China border (kh 26/03/2022)
Nepal
and China sign nine agreements : One of the agreements
is on a technical assistance scheme for the China-aided
feasibility study of the cross-border railway (kp
26/3/2022), Nepal,
China sign nine bilateral agreements (nlt
26/03/2022)
Wang
visit an opportunity for Nepal, China to make amends :
Observers say it’s time to rise above boilerplate
statements and work jointly towards removing irritants
and fixing what’s broken for enhanced cooperation,
by Anil Giri (kp 26/03/2022)
Fixing
the broken parts in Nepal-China ties : Foreign Minister
Wang Yi must use his Kathmandu visit to clear the
growing distrust between Beijing and Kathmandu, and seek
to better understand Nepal, including its age-old links
to Tibet, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 25/03/2022)
China’s
Foreign Minister arrives in Kathmandu (kh
25/03/2022), Chinese
Foreign Minister Wang arrives in Kathmandu : The
high-level delegation from the north is on a three-day
visit to Nepal. At least 10 agreements are likely to be
signed (kp 25/03/2022)
Chinese
Foreign Minister’s visit: Nepal, China to sign multiple
bilateral agreements : According to a Foreign Ministry
source, a memorandum of understanding will be signed on
the technical aspects as a part of the feasibility study
of the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung cross-border railway (nlt
25/03/2022), “Nepal
should be cautious while accepting loans from China”,
interview with Bishwambhar Pyakuryal (kh 25/03/2022), Economic
crisis in Sri Lanka : The reason is not Chinese debt but
the policy adopted since 1977 in the name of
liberalisation, by Krishna Sunuwar (kp 25/03/2022),
A
slew of deals likely as Chinese foreign minister lands
in Kathmandu today : Wang Yi will meet some political
figures as well during his three days in Nepal where he
is flying straight from Delhi, by Anil Giri kp)
What
kind of financial help are we getting from China? On
each of the nine projects Nepal has shortlisted under
the BRI, it has to negotiate loans with Chinese banks,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/03/2022)
Chinese
Foreign Minister’s Nepal visit: What should Nepal say to
China? Political leaders Nepal Live Today talked to
stressed on reassuring the northern neighbor about
addressing its security sensitivities and seeking
development assistance (nlt 24/03/2022), Visit
of Chinese Foreign Minister and Nepal’s concern, by
Arun Kumar Subedi (kh 24/03/2022), China
refuses to assist Sri Lanka amid massive economic crisis
(kh 24/03/2022) [Nepal must
ensure in its talks with China that it will not suffer
the same fate one day. The future and meaning of
BRI are highly questionable anyway since Putin's brutal
war of aggression against Ukraine.], China's
supportive role expected for prosperity : Minister Wang
is the first highest foreign dignitary to visit Nepal
after PM Deuba came to power (ht 24/03/2022)
232
metric tonnes of urea imported from China (kh
24/03/2022)
“Chinese
Foreign Minister needs to assure us that they would not
interfere in Nepal’s internal matters”, interview
with Bijay Kant Karna (kh 23/03/2022) [However,
this does not protect against the economic consequences
of a cooperation with China, as Sri Lanka is currently
experiencing!]
Beijing
mission is a priority, but Nepal has had no envoy there
for 5 months : Nepal’s political parties have made
ambassadorial posts a tool to appoint people of their
choice disregarding ethical and political principles,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/03/2022)
NITDB
instructs Chinese side to expedite construction of
Rasuwa-Timure dry port (kh 22/03/2022)
Talking
points for Nepal as the Chinese foreign minister is
visiting Kathmandu : The government should ask for
reestablishing regular exchanges with Tibet as high
priorities during the Chinese foreign minister's visit,
by Safal Aryal (nlt 21/03/2022), How
China burdens under-developed countries with debt,
by Himal Koirala (kh 21/03/2022) [Things
Nepal should have in mind!], Chinese
FM Wang arriving in Kathmandu on Friday on a three-day
official visit (rep 21/03/2022), Chinese
foreign minister visiting on March 25-27 : Nepal and
China are expected to make a few announcements, sign
some agreements, by Anil Giri (kp 22/03/2022)
Chinese
citizens obtaining work permits in Nepal 4.5 times
higher than Nepalis working in China (kh 20/03/2022)
Nepal,
China may sign deal on feasibility study for
cross–border railway, by Anil Giri (kp 19/03/2022)
China
livid at MCC compact’s passage, unhappy with its Nepal
envoy, by Shambhu Kattel (ae 17/03/2022), Beijing
gets antsy as Kathmandu and Washington draw close,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 17/03/2022)
Import
through Rasuwagadhi border point goes up (nlt
17/03/2022), Increase
in imports through Rasuwagadhi transit point (rep
17/03/2022)
BRI
to be in focus when Wang Yi visits Nepal this month :
Signing on at least two projects likely during the
Chinese foreign minister’s trip, on the heels of
ratification of American grant that Beijing has taken
exception to, by Anil Giri (kp 15/03/2022) [In
face of Putin's war of aggression, the BRI project has
clearly lost value. The trade routes to Europe sought by
China are likely to be blocked in the long run.]
Chinese
company which bagged Melamchi reconstruction contract
reluctant to work (kh 15/03/2022)
Nepalis
lose livelihoods after being shut out of tri-junction
area : In the old days when trade was flourishing,
Nepali traders used to import goods from Taklakot using
porters, mules, sheep and horses, by Manoj Badu (kp
14/03/2022)
Kathmandu-Beijing
ties appear to be sinking: What went wrong? Politicians
and officials in Beijing and Kathmandu have much to
reflect on, do soul-searching and correct the course to
keep the friendly ties between the two nations from
sliding, by Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 13/03/2022)
Chinese
agrees to increase volume of trade via Rasuwagadhi
transit (rep 12/03/2022) [A
further reduction in the trading volume has hardly been
possible for months!]
Tibetans
protest in London against China’s illegal occupation of
Tibet (kh 11/03/2022)
Planned
visit from the north after MCC pact’s passage piques
curiosity : Chinese foreign minister set to travel to
Nepal, most likely on March 26-27, amid Beijing’s
reservations about Kathmandu’s nod to the Washington
grant, by Anil Giri (kp 10/03/2022), When
Wang comes calling, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
10/03/2022), Making
sense of China’s forceful diplomacy in Nepal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 10/03/2022
China
using draconian methods to destroy identity of Tibetans
(kh 06/03/2022)
Government
decides to allow Bhutanese refugees to do business :
Officials rule out immediate plans to register Tibetan
refugees and issue identification cards to them, by
Anil Giri (kp 06/03/2022)
MCC
And The Weaponization Of Aid : MCC, with its super power
political pressure, has also badly distorted the
12-Point Delhi Deal inspired 2006 “democracy” and the
politics of major parties, exposing the two-faced sleaze
within them, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 04/03/2022)
Immature
diplomacy costing Nepal dear : Both America and China
violated diplomatic protocols by trying to force Nepali
leaders to toe their respective lines, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 03/003/2022)
Protest
rally held in Taiwan on occasion of Tibet National
Uprising Day against Chinese atrocities (kh
03/03/2022)
MCC
through, with a Chinese shadow : China, like never
before, chose to directly meddle in Nepal’s
decision-making process, by Achyut Wagle (kp
01/03/2022), China
reacts positively (ht 01/03/2022)
How
Chinese contractor company is involved in unauthorized
excavation in Dhanusha (kh 24/02/2022)
MCC
and the communists : What beats reason is why our
communist parties feel the need to ‘protect’ China,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 24/02/2022)
China
sees US-backed MCC Compact as coercive diplomacy in
Nepal (kh 23/02/2022), Why
a deadline if it’s a ‘gift’? China taunts at US over MCC
: Beijing’s remarks just a day before a plan to put the
American grant to vote makes it more clear that Nepal
has fallen into a big geopolitical quagmire, by Anil
Giri (kp 24/02/2022)
What
the Chinese think about Nepal’s Maoists : After 2006,
Beijing muted criticism of Prachanda because his party
is 'Maoist', by Aneka Rajbhandari (nt 18/02/2022)
Tibetans
with contacts in exile asked to install spyware on
cellphone (kh 13/02/2022)
Hong
Kong extends ban on flights from eight countries, adds
Nepal : The other countries are Australia, Canada,
France, India, Pakistan and Philippines (kp
11/02/2022)
MCC,
BRI and The Game Theory: Nepal’s Quest for Equilibrium,
by Pradip Kumar Kafle (rep 09/02/2022)
Imprisoned
Tibetan monk’s health in peril in China (kh
09/02/2022)
To
China, with questions and a message : As the MCC debate
heats up once again, accusing fingers are being pointed
at China not only for making efforts to stall the
ratification of the American grant but also about
non-cooperation on Nepal-China land route trade, by
Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 08/02/2022)
Rastriya
Ekata Abhiyan submits memo to UN office against Chinese
encroachment in Humla (kh 07/02/2022), China
encroaching along Nepal border, says report (kh
08/02/2022)
Nepal's
trade with China going through rough patch : Lack of
visas for Nepali traders, restrictions on container
trucks and late delivery of consignments are among the
problems hindering trade, insiders say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 06/02/2022)
Nepalis
studying MBBS in China stranded in Nepal (ht
05/02/2022)
China’s
reluctance to supply materials hampering construction of
hotels in Nepal, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh 31/01/2022)
Have
Nepal-China ties soured under the Deuba government? Many
believe the current government has, instead of building
trust, upset China, for instance by raising the issue of
China’s alleged border encroachment without consulting
Beijing, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 27/01/2022)
Rastriya
Ekata Abhiyan holds demonstration against China in
Biratnagar (kh 27/01/2022)
Timure
Dry Port Construction Sees 20 Percent Progress (rn
24/01/2022)
China
continues unabated cultural genocide in Tibet (kh
23/01/2022)
Experts
call for bringing India, China on board to resolve
Kalapani row : Modi statement on Lipulekh has created
fresh uproar, with Delhi, Kathmandu issuing statements
one after another, by Anil Giri (kp 18/01/2022)
Nepal
reeling under fertilizer shortage as China reluctant to
supply it on time : 38,500 metric tons of fertilizer
stuck in China, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh 17/01/2022)
China's
non-cooperation in trade: Barely 20 trucks passing
through the border compared to 200 in the past (rep
13/01/2022), China
denies non-cooperation in trade, says it is willing to
work with Nepali side to overcome difficulties in
movement of goods (rep 14/01/2022), Chinese
Embassy in Nepal deceives people with fact-twisting
claims and tainted voice (kh 14/01/2022)
“China
interfering in Nepal’s internal affairs” (kh
09/01/2022)
Nepal’s
Tarai plains have a Chinese dream, by Zhou Shangping
(ae 06/01/2022)
China’s
reluctance to provide visa leaves MBBS students’ future
in lurch (kh 06/01/2022)
Consolidation
Of Nepal-China Ties, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (rn
06/01/2022)
Chinese
Ambassador Hou meets MCC Task Force Coordinator Khanal
(kh 05/01/2022)
Minister
Regmi urges China to facilitate import and export at
border points (rep 29/12/2021)
Chinese
Deputy Minister Zhou suggests Maoist leader Pun for Left
unity in Nepal (kh 28/12/2021)
China
lobbying against MCC : The holdup in ratifying the MCC
is not because of Nepal’s domestic politics, but
geopolitics, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 24/12/2021)
Nepal
as a bridge between India and China : No alternative
land trade route between India and China has been
identified beside the Nathu-La Pass, which is
inconvenient due to its high altitude and recent border
disputes, by Dron Lamichhane (ae 23/12/2021)
China
supplied aircraft turns liability for Nepal: Report
(kh 23/12/2021)
ADB
blacklists top Chinese construction firms : China CMC
Engineering, Northwest Civil Aviation Airport
Construction Group and China Harbour Engineering have
been blacklisted for violating integrity rules, barring
them from participating in Nepal’s key airport
infrastructure development project, officials said,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 21/12/2021)
North
has renewed cross-border train pledge, but progress slow
on the ground : Chinese foreign minister earlier this
month said China will help Nepal with road and rail
connectivity. Nepal officials say feasibility study has
failed to chug along, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
18/12/2021)
Nepal-China
win-win cooperation : All SAARC countries except Bhutan
have benefited more than Nepal from China’s development,
by Leela Mani Paudyal (kp 15/12/2021)
Chinese
nationals protest outside China’s Consular Section in
Kathmandu seeking prompt return home (kh 09/12/2021)
China
MBBS graduates losing hope after being denied internship
: 153 students have suffered because China is not
permitting them re-entry citing the pandemic while the
Nepal government is not willing to allow them internship
opportunities here, by Binod Ghimire (kp
07/12/2021), Staring
into the void : Medical students who completed their
studies in China are in a bind as they can't intern in
Nepal (kp 09/12/2021)
Nepal
preparing to issue identification cards to refugees
living in the country : Plan for now is to provide them
to refugees from Bhutan, with no discussions yet on
doing so for Tibetan refugees, by Anil Giri (kp
04/12/2021)
Nepali
importers suffer as China continues to hold up shipments
: Delays in the delivery of goods and constant
disruptions on the roads to Khasa and Tatopani have also
resulted in higher transportation costs, traders say,
by Krishana Prasain and Anish Tiwari (kp 02/12/2021)
Himalayan
Quadrangle or Himalayan Triangle?, by Rajaram
Bartaula (rep 01/12/2021)
Chinese
citizens protest outside China’s Embassy in Kathmandu
demanding prompt return to home (kh 16/11/2021)
Nepali
security authorities identify a Chinese intelligence
agency official involved in anti-MCC propaganda (kh
12/11/2021)
China’s
PLA provides 300,000 doses of Vero Cell to Nepal Army
(rep 08/11/2021)
Tibetans
say China’s climate action plan hurts livelihoods,
rights of countrymen (kh 02/11/2021)
Electric
microbus imported via Rasuwa checkpoint (kh
28/10/2021)
Study
panel says ‘there are issues’ along Nepal-China border
in Humla : The committee has made a dozen
recommendations and called for not politicising border
disputes based on political ideologies, by Anil Giri
(kp 23/10/2021)
China
forces Tibetan nomads to transfer proprietorship of
their land to govt (kh 21/10/2021)
Two
years since Xi’s visit, Nepal-China ‘strategic
partnership’ remains an enigma : During Xi’s Nepal visit
in 2019, the two countries made some big announcements,
but there has been little progress, by Anil Giri (kp
19/10/2021)
Nepal-China
Ties : Reviewing The Bilateral Agreements, by Leela
Mani Paudyal (rn 19/10/2021)
1,500
metric tons of chemical fertilizers stuck at Tatopani
checkpoint due to unofficial China blockade (kh
19/10/2021)
China’s
BRI in Nepal burdened with hollow promises as
Rasuwagadhi border remains closed, by Govinda Luitel
(kh 11/10/2021)
Undeclared
blockade by China: Over 1000 trucks stuck at Tatopani
and Kerung borders : Less than 20 containers enter Nepal
daily from these borders (kh 05/10/2021)
Take
up border issue with Beijing, Home Ministry asks Foreign
Ministry : Communication comes ahead of the 60th
anniversary of signing of Nepal-China Boundary
Treaty, which called for joint inspection every 10
years, by Anil Giri (kp 05/10/2021)
High
Wages Make Humla-Natives Stay Happy In Taklakot (rn
03/10/2021)
100
electric cars imported from China in 3 days (kh
02/10/2021)
China
barring containers carrying goods for festive season
from entering Nepal (kh 01/10/2021)
China
and Nepal: Friends in Weal and Woe, by Harish
Chandra Shah (rep 01/10/2021)
Policy
interrupted : Rather than non-alignment, Nepal’s foreign
policy represents a lack of continuity, by Amish Raj
Mulmi (kp 01/10/2021)
Nepal
becomes part of BRI literary Network (kh 30/09/2021)
Taskforce
report shows border dispute in Humla; suggests forming
joint inspection team (kh 27/09/2021), Panel
on Nepal-China border issues calls for bilateral
interventionGovernment committee suggests joint
inspection team of experts from both sides to deal with
the dispute, if any, by Anil Giri (kp 29/09/2021)
China
to allow 20 trucks to enter Nepal daily (rep
25/09/2021) [And what about the
opposite direction? Trade should not be a one-way road!],
Over
1,000 containers carrying goods imported by Nepali
traders stopped at Nepal-China border (kh
27/09/2021) [Perhaps Nepal
should reconsider its position on BRI. Nepal has nothing
at all to gain from such trade relations!]
Sino-Nepal
ties in the ‘post-Afghan’ era : The MCC debate in Nepal
must be seen in the context of Asia’s restructured
geopolitics, by Bhaskar Koirala (nt 24/09/2021)
China-aided
essential waste management supplies handed over to Rapti
Provincial Hospital (rep 24/09/2021)
Nepal
firm on One-China policy: President Bhandari (kh
23/09/2021)
Chinese
Ambassador Hou pays courtesy call on CoAS Sharma (kh
22/09/2021)
Border
monitoring team reaches Hilsa, Humla (kh 17/09/2021)
China’s
‘long term goals’ behind trade diplomacy in Myanmar,
Nepal (kh 15/09/2021)
Isn’t
this enough to prove how China has encroached upon
Nepali land in Humla? (kh 14/09/2021) (including
video)
BOP
construction nears completion at Mauwatar in Taplejung
(kh 13/09/2021)
Nepal:
Bridge or ‘Burden’ to China’s South Asia Ambitions?,
by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 08/09/2021)
Nepal’s
security agencies see China’s hands in stirring anti-MCC
outrage : Analysts say circumstances suggest China is
behind the scene, by Sanjeev Nepal (kh 07/09/2021),
Moment
of truth for Nepal on MCC, by Dai Yonghong (rep
07/09/2021)
Government
forms committee to study border dispute with China
(kh 01/09/2021), Border
issue with China exposes Nepal’s unstable foreign
policy : When it comes to relations with neighbours,
a studied approach that is above partisan interests
is required, and both Oli and Deuba have bungled,
analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp 03/09/2021), Government
team to visit Humla to study Nepal-China border
dispute : A study has shown that several hectares
of land have been encroached upon (kp
05/09/2021), China
will ultimately realize it encroached Nepal’s land
in Humla, interview with NC leader Shahi (kh
06/09/2021)
China
thanks Nepal for support on COVID-19 origin controversy
(rep 31/08/2021)
The
salt traders of Karnali : With the decline of the salt
trade, the once-prosperous region of Karnali came to
depend on Tibet, the very place it had been trading with
for centuries, by Jag Bahadur Budha (rec 31/08/2021)
China’s
BRI project to cause environmental damage in South Asia:
Report (kh 29/08/2021)
With
new dispensation in Kathmandu, talks resume on projects
under BRI : Officials say Nepal and China are drafting
implementation plan, as Deuba government aims to push
projects under Beijing initiative to facilitate passage
of America’s MCC, by Anil Giri (kp 28/08/2021)
The
Araniko Highway conundrum : Is maintaining the Kodari
crossing between Nepal and China as an international
highway a lost cause?, by Sam Cowan (rec 26/08/2021)
Nepal’s
Ambassador to China Pandey “exceeds” ambassadorial
limits : Presents himself as a spokesperson of China:
Foreign affairs expert (kh 25/08/2021)
Everest
diplomacy in the Sino-Nepali relationship : Everest has
emerged as a marker of the evolution of Nepal-China ties
from conflict to collaboration, by Birat Anupam (rec
23/08/2021)
Tibetan
refugees in Mustang have something to cheer about,
by Sundar Kumar Thakali (ae 19/08/2021)
Pokhara
Metropolis gets health supplies from China (kh
16/08/2021)
Business
community calls for trade resumption via Tatopani point
(kh 15/08/2021)
Nepali
students in Chinese universities losing hope : Medical
graduates from various Chinese universities protest in
front of the offices of Nepal Medical Council and Center
for Education and Human Resource Development, asking for
permission to complete their internship in Nepal, by
Pratik Ghimire (ap 12/08/2021)
Chinese
Way To Fight Poverty, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
12/08/2021)
Chiraito
traders clearing out stocks as Tibet market
remains closed : Tibet is the largest buyer of the herb,
but Chinese authorities do not plan to reopen the border
soon, insiders say, by Ananda Gautam (kp 10/08/2021)
Chinese
ambassador calls on Minister Bhusal (rep 30/07/2021)
Chinese
Ambassador Yanqi pays courtesy call on Finance Minister
Sharma (kh 30/07/2021)
Nepal-China
Ties Ideology Should Take A Back Seat, by Zhou
Shengping (rn 28/07/2021)
China’s
Ploy in Bhutan: Grabbing Territories by Building
Infrastructure, by Sanjeeb Bikram Sah (kh
23/07/2021)
Rasuwa
Customs reports import of encouraging number of vehicles
from China (kh 22/07/2021)
China
to provide additional 1.6 million doses of COVID-19
vaccines to Nepal under grant assistance (rep
16/07/2021), China
pledges additional 1.6 million vaccine doses to Nepal :
Beijing has already provided 1.8 million doses of
Covid-19 vaccine on two occasions (kp
17/07/2021)
No
light at end of trans-Himalayan train tunnel :
Engineering, financial and geopolitical challenges
remain for Kerung-Kathmandu railway line (nt
16/07/2021)
No
need to fear China (for the next 20 years) : Despite the
alarming news reports and Western think tanks’ analyses,
China would want to resolve its issues with others
without having to fire a single bullet, by Trailokya
Raj Aryal (ae 15/07/2021)
Nepal’s
transit deal with China makes no headway even after five
years : Agreement to allow Nepal access to seven Chinese
sea and land ports for third-country trade remains idle
because of Kathmandu’s failure to push for its
implementation, by Anil Giri (kp 11/07/2021)
CM
Shahi, NC leader Shahi inspect China-encroached
territory in Humla (kh 11/07/2021)
China
aims to create an alternative regional bloc in South
Asia : Observers say Nepal needs to tread carefully as
the Beijing-led Poverty Alleviation Centre minus India
is part of Chinese attempts to expand its influence and
countervail New Delhi’s clout in the region, by Anil
Giri (kp 11/07/2021), The
proof of the pudding : The incompetence of SAARC is
helping China gain a foothold in South Asia (kp
12/07/2021)
Democratic
Nepal and New China : Irrespective of the changes in the
international landscape over the past many years, Nepal
and China have shown the friendliest behavior toward
each other. They have supported each other and carried
out development cooperation for mutual benefit, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 09/07/2021)
Chinese
border shutdown hits Nepali pashmina producers (ae
08/07/2021)
Chinese
President Xi to hold virtual meeting with top leaders
including PM Oli on Tuesday (kh 05/07/2021), Why
CPC did not allocate time for Nepali leaders to address
World Political Conference? (kh 07/07/2021) [This
illustrates the low importance Nepal has in the eyes of
the Chinese leadership!]
Govt
seals deal with China on COVID vaccine procurement;
supplies to begin from July 8 (kh 03/07/2021)
China
provides food stuffs to Olangchungola, Yangma folks
kh 01/07/2021)
China
holds high-level meeting with 30 nations, including
Nepal, of BRI Asia-Pacific region (kh 24/06/2021)
Nepal
talks about vaccines from China. And the Chinese are not
happy : Concerns from Sinopharm and Chinese Embassy
forced Health Ministry to ‘refute’ media reports. But
everyone, including prime minister, is giving statements
on the jabs, by Anil Giri (kp 19/06/2021), China
unhappy with Nepal over disclosure of Sinopharm COVID
vaccine price (kh 20/06/2021) [It
is well known that China does not respect individual
fundamental rights such as the citizens' right to
information! Nevertheless, it should not impose this
behaviour on other nations that China wants to help!]
‘Chinese
company’s non-disclosure on price impeded vaccine
procurement’ (kh 09/06/2021)
Nepal
signs non-disclosure agreement to buy Chinese Covid-19
vaccines but legal questions remain : Nepal’s law does
not allow such an agreement. Nepal wants to buy 10
million doses, but Sinopharm can only supply 2 million
now and the price is not fixed yet, officials say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/06/2021)
Decoding
Chinese signals in Nepal : Maybe the Chinese are
signaling that more vaccines will follow only after the
ouster of PM Oli, and it is their way of punishing him
for snubbing Chinese requests to step down, by
Trailokya Raj Aryal (ae 03/06/2021)
Buying
Chinese vaccines easier said than done, officials and
experts say : Though some provisions have been eased,
the non-disclosure agreement condition proposed by
Sinopharm could pose a challenge to procurement, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha and Anil Giri (kp 28/05/2021)
Leaders
of CCP and political parties of Nepal holding zoom
meeting today (kh 26/05/2021)
‘Nepal
Rastriya Mandap’ promoting Nepal in China (kh
26/05/2021)
Nepal
opens its fifth diplomatic mission in China : Ambassador
Pandey inaugurates the Office of the Consulate General
in Chengdu in Sichuan Province (kp 24/05/2021)
Govt’s
frantic move: Takes credit for oxygen cylinders brought
by traders : Health supplies stuck at Chinese customs
for 4 days, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 17/05/2021)
18,000
empty oxygen cylinders from China arrive at Tatopani
border (rep 16/05/2021)
Concern
in China over Nepal Covid-19 surge : Chinese social
media users urge their government to help Nepal fight
the pandemic, by Aneka Rebecca Rajbhandari and
Raunab Singh Khatri (nt 14/05/2021)
Anti-COVID-19
Cooperation : Can China’s Move Fill Regional Void?,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 09/05/2021), China’s
pandemic diplomacy : The diplomatic offensive shows
China’s desire to be well connected in South Asia,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 10/05/2021)
As
India battles the coronavirus crisis, China bids to
assert influence in region : Beijing attempts to fill
the void as the rival, a country dubbed vaccine
powerhouse, continues to report record high new
cases and is in dire need of international support,
by Anil Giri (kp 01/05/202)
Security
officials of Nepal, China hold talks at Miteri Bridge
amid COVID-19 (kh 30/04/2021)
China
grants five million Yuan to Nepal to combat COVID-19 :
Virtual conference held between five SAARC nations and
China; India, Bhutan and Maldives excluded (kh
27/04/2021) [???]
Chinese
border closure hits Nepali entrepreneurs hard : With no
export orders, manufacturers and exporters are facing
tough times and have started looking for other sources
of income observing the situation, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 25/04/2021)
China
misses out Nepal as it hosts Boao annual conference :
Blame Nepal’s failure or Beijing’s displeasure, but not
getting an invite for the event carries some meaning,
analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp 21/04/2021)
Import
of electromechanical equipment stuck in China for months
due to lockdown resumes, by Himnath Devkota (rep
12/04/2021)
Illegal
activities of Chinese nationals on the rise in Nepal :
1,468 Chinese nationals deported in the last seven years,
by Milan Dahal (kh 11/04/2021)
Nepalis
lose livelihoods after China closes border due to
Covid-19 : The closure has affected Nepali traders and
hundreds of seasonal workers from Bajhang, Humla, Dolpa,
Darchula and Mugu districts, by Basanta Pratap Singh
(kp 03/04/2021)
World
Bank to help Nepal inoculate 72 per cent population
(ht 03/04/2021)
Six
injured in a clash between Chinese contractors and
laborers (kh 24/03/2021), Road
expansion project: Atrocities of Chinese contractors on
Nepali workers (kh 25/03/2021)
Construction
of Rasuwa dry port stalled since virus outbreak : It is
slated to be ready by May 2022, but only 10 percent of
the work has been completed, by Krishana Prasain (kp
20/03/2021)
Nepal’s
road to China : The two countries’ relations in the
future will be guided by their past, by Amish Raj
Mulmi (kp 19/03/2021)
Olangchungola
checkpoint remains closed for 16 months (rep
16/03/2021)
China
plans to build crucial "passageway" to South Asia
through Tibet region: Report (rep 06/03/2021)
Nepali
importers turn to sea to escape the vagaries of northern
borderTraders don’t mind the extra cost and time since
there is no risk of their shipments being held up, they
say, by Krishana Prasain and Balram Ghimire (kp
05/03/2021)
China
to provide additional 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines
to Nepal under grant assistance (rep 02/03/2021)
Tatopani
border reopens after 10 days (rep 22/02/2021), Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
Check Point To Be Reopened In Full Swing From Monday
(rn 28/02/2021)
Chinese
vaccines for Nepal : China is willing to fight against
Covid-19 side by side with people from all walks of life
in Nepal, by Huang Dekai and Li Hongxuan (ae
10/02/2021)
China
shuts checkpoints due to Lunar New Year : Both
Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani checkpoints connected with
China have been closed once again (ht 16/02/2021)
Tatopani
border point reopens after three weeks : The border was
closed on January 20 for the repair works on the Miteri
bridge that links Nepal and China, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 09/02/2021), Nepal-China
border point partially open, by Rajesh Verma (ae
12/02/2021)
China
expresses concern over evolving political situation in
Nepal following House dissolution (rep 08/02/2021)
What’s
cooking in Nepal-China relations? China has maintained
an ‘undeclared blockade-like situation’ at Tatopani and
Rasuwagadhi, by Achyut Wagle (kp 02/02/2021), Traders
say China imposing ‘undeclared blockade’ : Shipments are
still being held up at the northern border for over 16
months now on the pretext of Covid-19 pandemic, much to
importers’ chagrin, by Krishana Prasain (kp
06/02/2021), Despite
promises, bilateral trade with China struggles to bounce
back : While Beijing appears to be reluctant to
open border points on different pretexts, Nepal has
failed to raise the issue strongly, much to the
disappointment of traders, by Krishana Prasain (kp
09/02/2021)
Export
of Nepali goods via Rasuwagadhi transit point still
remains suspended, by Himnath Devkota (kp
01/02/2021)
China
to provide three lakh vaccine doses to Nepal (ht
01/02/2021), Sinopharm’s
vaccine yet to get approval in NepalChina has decided to
provide 300,000 doses in grant. But officials say
licence is must for importing the jabs, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 02/02/2021)
Nepal-China
relations: Beware the dragon, by Shiva P. Tiwari (ae
22/01/2021) [see
part II (29/01/2021)
Tatopani
checkpoint to remain closed for three weeks (ht
22/01/2021)
Nepal
is falling into a trap of India, China and the US :
America might use its weight to obligate Nepal to honor
TPSA and get the MCC endorsed. India might stand behind.
China might warn Nepal against doing that, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 18/01/2021)
Performing
Intricate Balancing Act, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
09/01/2021)
China’s
foreign aid agency is all set to make foray into Nepal’s
northern region : China International Development
Cooperation Agency to fund 15 pilot projects in 13 of
the 15 districts that border Tibet, by Anil Giri (kp
05/01/2021)
Why
China Is Upset At NCP Split, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
03/01/2021)
Nepal
can decide its own political fate : If India, China and
the US desire to have some show in Nepal, it is high
time they learnt to be on the sideshows amicably, by
Mahesh K Maskey (rep 31/12/2020)
Beijing
recalibrating its Nepal policy as political situation
unfolds fast : China may have sent a team to explore
unity formula for Nepal Communist Party, but its
concerns are wide-ranging after recent developments
following House dissolution., by Anil Giri (kp
30/12/2020)
Bhotekoshi
residents demand complete opening of Tatopani border
point : The partial opening of the border point has
hampered local businesses and the transportation sector,
by Anish Tiwari (kp 28/12/2020)
Beijing
sending Vice Minister Guo Yezhou to Kathmandu as ruling
NCP sees a vertical split (rep 26/12/2020), Beijing
is sending a senior party leader to Nepal as political
crisis unfolds : Guo Yenzhou, a vice-minister in the
Chinese Communist Party, is arriving today, days after
Nepal Communist Party split following the House
dissolution by Prime Minister Oli, by Anil Giri (kp
27/12/2020), Senior
Chinese Communist Party leader arrives in Kathmandu “to
assess” Nepal's evolving political situation after House
dissolution (rep 27/12/2020), Chinese
team gets down to business as it arrives : The
delegation led by Guo Yezhou, a vice-minister of
Communist Party of China, holds talks with President and
prime minister, by Anil Giri (kp 28/12/2020), Chinese
delegation explores unity formula for Nepal Communist
Party : The team during meetings with Dahal, Nepal and
Khanal sought to know how the situation reached a
tipping point and what political course Nepal may take,
leaders say, by Anil Giri (kp 29/12/2020), China
has legitimate reason to be concerned with internal
situation in Nepal, say experts (rep 29/12/2020)
China
has no preference about which party comes to power in
Nepal, but it wants a stable government, says a Chinese
expert (rep 22/12/2020)
Hilsa,
Lapcha border points in Humla opened for a day after 10
months of closure : Sixteen trucks loaded with goods
entered Nepal from China through the border points at
the request of Namkha Rural Municipality, by
Kalendra Sejuwal and Chhapal Lama (kp 19/12/2020)
Supply
Of Goods Begins From Hilsa (rn 15/12/2020)
China’s
announcement of making Nepal a ‘land-linked’ country
limited to papers : Nepal's trade with China declines by
25 percent, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 04/12/2020)
Preparing
for the clash of empires : Slew of recent visits by
Indian and Chinese military, intelligence and diplomatic
officials underscore Nepal’s new geo-strategic status,
by Bhaskar Koirala (nt 04/12/2020)
Nepal-China
border closure affects northern villages of
Sankhuwasabha, TaplejungLocal residents living in border
settlements are having a tough time managing
essential commodities and finding markets for their
products, by Ananda Gautam and Dipendra Shakya (kp
01/12/2020)
Political
quake in the offing : Collision of Indian, Chinese
political tectonic plates, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht
30/11/2020)
Chinese
stopover militarily significant, politically symbolic :
Officially, it is a continuation of exchanges between
the two armies, but insiders say Wei’s visit is
reaffirmation of the messages an advance team from north
delivered last week, by Anil Giri (kp 30/11/2020), Evolving
regional, int’l situations were part of discussion
during General Fenghe’s Nepal visit: Chinese Defense
Ministry (rep 30/11/2020)
China,
Nepali Congress ramp up war of words on border
encroachment : NC sticks to its stance; China uses its
mouth-piece for allegations, by Amrit Raj Kaphle (kh
30/11/2020)
As
Kathmandu plays host to guests from south and north,
concerns grow over geopolitical games : Nepali
leadership needs to strike a fine balance when it comes
to dealing with neighbours and friendly nations so
as to earn support for its larger national interests,
analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp 29/11/2020)
Chinese
defense minister’s Nepal visit is an opportunity to
strengthen mutual trust, by Leela Mani Paudyal (rep
29/11/2020), Chinese
Defense Minister says his visit is aimed at deepening
bilateral ties, military cooperation (rep
29/11/2020)
Chinese
Defense Minister Wei Fenghe arriving Sunday (kh
28/11/2020), Here
to take China-Nepal relations to a new height: Chinese
Defense Minister (ht 29/11/2020)
Traders
fear they may miss winter sales season too : The
northern border reopened in mid-October after being
closed for several months, but only a small number of
containers were allowed to pass, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 28/11/2020)
No
binary foreign policy : China should learn from India’s
mistakes in Nepal (nt 27/11/2020)
Taking
On The Himalayan Challenge, by Dhruba Hari Adhikary
(rn 27/11/2020)
Stirrings
in the wok of conspiracies : The visits and manoeuvres
of several high profile figures from India and China
should not be taken lightly, by CK Lal (kp
25/11/2020)
Chinese
Ambassador meets NCP Executive Chairperson Dahal
(rep 23/11/2020)
Cross-border
travel ban extended till Dec 15 (ht 20/11/2020)
Chinese
Defense Minister arriving in Nepal next week as ruling
NCP is plagued by bitter intraparty dispute, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 20/11/2020) [Competition
between China and India with massive US interference?],
Is
China exerting emphatic influence in Nepal? (kh
20/11/2020), Not
to be left behind, China also sending top official to
Nepal after visits from IndiaAccording to experts, the
visit by a senior Chinese Cabinet member will send a
strong message of the diplomatic and strategic
importance Nepal has for the rising global power, by
Anil Giri (kp)
Rising
value of yuan likely to raise import cost, by Arpana
Ale Magar (ht 20/11/2020)
वैदेशिक
सम्बन्धका उल्झन : चिनियाँहरू नेपालको राजनीतिमा मुछिएर
पाउने सम्भाव्य कूटनीतिक, भूराजनीतिक, भूआर्थिक वा सामरिक
लाभ सायद अनुमानित लागतको तुलनामा त्यति धेरै देख्दैनन्
[Complications of foreign relations ॥ The potential
diplomatic, geopolitical, geopolitical, or strategic
benefits of the Chinese involvement in Nepal's politics
may not be as great as the estimated cost], by CK Lal (ka
18/11/2020)
Amid
growing intra-party conflict within ruling NCP, Chinese
Ambassador meets PM Oli (rep 18/11/2020), Chinese
Ambassador Yanqi makes another frantic move to avert NCP
split (kh 18/11/2020)
What
is Nepali Congress thinking about China?, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 14/11/2020), China
ramps up intimidation of border findings, sends letter
undiplomatically (With full text), by Gajendra
Basnet (kh 14/11/2020) [Whatever
the facts of the case, if Mr Shahi makes such claims,
then he is in the burden of proof, not China!]
Entrepreneurs
warn of sit-in at border points with China if import not
eased (kh 10/11/2020)
Minister
Bhattarai stresses on completing Olangchunggola roadway,
Tamor corridor (kh 08/11/2020)
Himalayan
Bank and Bank of Kathmandu win bank guarantee case in
China, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/11/2020)
Could
Nepal be another Afghanistan? Nepal could witness
revolutions and counter-revolutions supported by
US-India or China, bringing the superpower rivalry home
to us, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (ae 06/11/2020)
Nepal’s
troubled borders: Need of dialogue and diplomacy, by
Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 02/11/2020)
Businessman
commits suicide after goods stuck at Chinese border :
Kerung-Rasuwagadhi border point in undeclared blockade
for 10 months (kh 30/10/2020)
Tatopani
border point comes into operation, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 29/10/2020)
हुम्लामा
सीमा मिचिएको छ, मिचिएको छैन : हुम्लामा सीमा मिचिएको छ,
मिचिएको छैन , by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (np
29/10/2020)
Nepal’s
relations with India and China are independent of each
other, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 16/10/2020)
Will
the eagle face the dragon in Kathmandu? Kathmandu boasts
having more foreign policy analysts per square kilometre
than elsewhere in South Asia, by CK Lal (kp
14/10/2020)
Consolidating
Nepal-China Relations, by Balmukunda Regmi and Sun
Yong (rn 07/10/2020)
As
border with China is closed, Nepali carpets in Taplejung
find no market : Traditional carpets from the district
are sought after across the border for their warmth,
price, and durability, traders say, by Ananda Gautam
(kp 04/10/2020)
Tatopani
Border Point To Open From Tomorrow (rn 04/10/2020)
Youths
demonstrate in front of Chinese Embassy against
encroachment : Anti-China voices continue to roar in
Kathmandu (kh 04/10/2020)
Nepal
cannot prefer to be pegged and become China’s pet state,
interview with Arun Subedi (kh 04/10/2020)
What
a ‘missing’ border pillar tells us about Nepal-China
relations : The Humla episode has revealed severe
weaknesses in Nepal’s foreign policy outlook, by
Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 02/10/2020)
China
hands Nepal list of 188 products it wants to import,
ignoring a previous list of 512 products (rep
02/10/2020)
Nepal,
China Agree To Implement Transit Transport Agreement,
by Laxman Kafle (rn 30/09/2020)
Both
northern border points of Nepal to come into operation
(rep 30/09/2020)
Interview
by Nepal envoy to Beijing for China’s Global Times
causes furore ; Foreign policy analysts say the
statements by Mahendra Bahadur Pandey are undiplomatic
and go beyond his brief, by Anil Giri (kp
29/09/2020)
Ease
China border impasse : The government must speak with
Beijing to ensure a swift supply of goods (kp
29/09/2020), Trading
via Tatopani and Rasuwagadhi still closed despite
government assurance: Importers (rep 29/09/2020), Goods
worth billions stuck in China due to lack of commercial
negotiations (kh 29/09/2020), Tatopani
checkpoint to resume operations from October 5 (kh
29/09/2020)
What’s
the matter with China? How true is the recurring story
of Chinese occupation of Nepali land? What is the
purpose of this story?, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
25/09/2020)
Nepal
and China in border row over missing pillar : Both sides
claim that an area where the Chinese have erected 11
buildings falls within their territory. Several years
ago there were only two, by Anil Giri (kp
23/09/2020), Nepali
youths demonstrate against China over border
encroachment (kh 23/09/2020), China
denies encroaching Nepal’s land in Humla; border pillar
missing (kh 23/09/2020), No
Border Problems Between Nepal And China (rn
24/09/2020), Buildings
Built By China Are Not In Nepali Territory: MoFA (rn
24/09/2020), North
of the border : Nabaraj MahataraNorth of the border,
by Nabaraj Mahatara (nt 25/09/2020)
West’s
Notion Of Humanity And BRI, by Zhu Bo and Gu Hongyo
(rn 22/09/2020)
Chinese
interference in Nepal remains largely unchecked :
Construction of nine unauthorized buildings in Nepal’s
territory unacceptable, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
21/09/2020)
Over
1,000 cargo trucks stuck at Nepal-China border points
(rep 17/09/2020)
Forty-one
Chinese nationals being deported (ht 15/09/2020)
What
does China want from Nepal? China’s interests in Nepal
have evolved over the years. It has never been as
politically invested as it currently is, by Amish
Raj Mulmi (kp 07/08/2020)
BRI
Opens Up Development Opportunities, by Zhou Yuhua
(rn 07/ß8/2020)
BRI
Can Bring Infrastructure Revolution, by C. Mani
Chaulagain (rn 04/08/2020)
65
Years Of Nepal-China Diplomatic Ties Investment
Prospects From China, by Leela Mani Paudyal (rn
01/08/2020), As Nepal and China celebrate 65 years of
friendship, a great deal of work lie ahead of us, by
Mahesh K. Maykey (rep 01/08/2020)
The
elusive dream of a land-linked Nepal: Nepal is not
economically strong and politically stable to be a
bridge between India and China, by Neelesh
Maheshwari (kp 31/07/2020)
Fake
news can destroy Nepal's relations with India, China and
the US: By the time Foreign Ministry refuted the report
of land encroachment by China, the ‘fake’ report had
been circulated for over a year and reached over
millions and millions of readers, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 27/07/2020)
Nepal-India-China
tri-junction: The most important elements to settle the
border issues are dialogue, discussion, friendliness,
neighbourliness and mutual understanding, by Buddhi
Narayan Shrestha (kp 26/07/2020)
Tatopani
checkpoint closed again (kh 24/07/2020), Road
connecting Rasuwagadhi border point resumes after
five-day blockade (rep 27/07/2020)
It’s
time to start learning Mandarin: When the layperson on
the street cares more about the MCC Compact than the
pandemic response, it is clear that the status quo is
changing—again, by CK Lal (kp 22/07/2020)
There
is no question of Nepal choosing a side: The resurgence
of China and India brings great opportunities and new
dynamics in our relations with them, by Shekhar
Koirala (kp 20/07/2020)
Brawl
In The Himalaya Nepal Needs To Remain Neutral, by
Dhruba Hari Adhikary (rn 12/07/2020)
Chinese
envoy meets NCP senior leader Nepal ahead of ruling
party’s crucial Standing Committee meeting (rep
06/07/2020), Chinese
Ambassador on the move yet again; meets NCP senior
leader Nepal (kh 06/07/2020), Why
does Chinese Ambassador Hou hustle as NCP feud
escalates? (kh 06/07/2020) [???],
Chinese
ambassador making the rounds at a time of internal
crisis invites much criticism: Ambassador Hou’s meetings
with party leaders and officials have led to speculation
over the role that she is playing in the ruling party’s
internal affairs, by Anil Giri (kp 07/07/2020), Yanqi-Nepal
meet China’s bid to keep NCP united? (ht
07/07/2020), After
Madhav Nepal, Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi meets NCP’s
Jhalanath Khanal on Tuesday (ht 07/07/2020), Chinese
envoy Hou intensifies meetings to resolve NCP row
(kh 07/07/2020),
Chinese
envoy Hou-NCP affinity: Isn’t it time to say ‘no’ to
external panacea?, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
08/07/2020)
Rasuwagadhi
border point to come into operation from today (rep
06/07/2020), Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
border opens for cargo trucks: The key crossing point
between Nepal and China would remain open for one-way
trade traffic for now amid coronavirus pandemic (kp
07/07/2020)
China
Respects Nepal's Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity:
Ambassador Hou Yanqi (rn 30/06/2020) (interview)
A
sense of reality and possibility: The prospects of
hostile India-China relations are not shocking for the
developed world, though it is extremely harmful to Asian
economies, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 29/06/2020)
India
refuses to sit for talks and there is no boundary
dispute with China, foreign minister says: Pradeep
Gyawali’s clarifications on Friday come after a number
of media reports stating India’s offer for talks and
boundary disputes with China, by Anil Giri (kp
27/06/2020)
Nepal,
China agree to reopen second border point for supply of
goods after five months: As per the agreement, Chinese
cargo drivers will drop the goods off at the Nepal
border point in Rasuwagadhi and once the Chinese loaders
and drivers leave, Nepali drivers and loaders will
receive the shipment and take them, by Balaram
Ghimire (kp 27/06/2020)
Survey
document shows Chinese encroachment in seven districts (ht
26/06/2020), MoFA
refutes media reports on Nepal-China boundary (rep
26/06/2020)
How
will the pandemic affect BRI projects in Nepal?, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 26/06/2020), Nepal’s
costly embrace of China, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (ae
26/06/2020)
Rasuwagadhi
border point to come into operation within a week,
Chinese cargo vehicles to arrive upto Miteri Bridge,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 25/06/2020)
What
Xi Jinping Thought means for the world and Nepal: Young
communists and socialists across the world can gain a
lot of knowledge and experience from studying and
analyzing Xi Jinping Thought, by Kaushal Ghimire
(rep 24/06/2020)
What
does the PM have to say about ‘encroachment by China’?
(ht 24/06/2020)
NCP
and China’s Communist Party interaction on party
operation underway (kh 19/06/2020), Ruling
party’s virtual meeting with the Chinese Communist Party
draws widespread criticism for being ill-timed:
Politicians say that such meetings at a time of
heightened tensions between India and China will raise
questions about Nepal’s commitment to its own
non-aligned foreign policy by Anil Giri (kp
20/06/2020)
The
dragon atop the world: Chinese interests lie in the
Indian Ocean region, not exclusively on the
Himalayan front, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
18/06/2020)
Nepal
makes no headway on BRI projects, by Amrit Raj
Kaphle (kh 08/06/2020)
A
Look At Sino-Indian Tensions, by P. Kharel (rn
01/06/2020)
China’s
silence adds to Nepal’s woes on Lipulekh: Kathmandu
expects China, which is a party to the dispute over
the Lipulekh Pass, to tell India to address Nepal’s
sovereignty and territorial integrity concerns.
China has been noncommittal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 22/05/2020)
Deal
to open trade route through Lipu Lekh does not affect
outstanding boundary questions between Nepal and India:
China tells Nepal, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
19/05/2020) [Have they lost their minds? Do they really think
Nepalis are stupid?]
The
art of being heard: What the Chinese narrative on Mt
Everest tells us about shaping international views,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 15/05/2020)
China
delaying Nepal-bound medical equipment, by Shambhu
Kattel (ae 15/05/2020)
China
Donates Additional Medical Supplies Including 40,000 PCR
Test Kits (rn 12/05/2020)
Import
Via Tatopani Resumes, by Laxman Kafle (rn
11/05/2020)
Did
China factor abate NCP’s heightened rift? (kh
04/05/2020)
How
these 10 countries are falling into China’s debt trap
(kh 01/05/2020) [not including Nepal yet]
Chinese
ambassador Yanqi intensifies political meetings amid
heightened rift in NCP (kh 01/05/2020), In
a series of meetings, Chinese envoy calls for unity
among ruling party members: Analysts say that while
China is interested in keeping the Nepal Communist Party
intact, it doesn’t have any preferences when it comes to
who leads the government, by Anil Giri (kp
02/05/2020)
President
Bhandari, Chinese President Xi Hold Telephone Talks
(rn 28/04/2020), China
will continue its support to Nepal to combat COVID-19
pandemic: Chinese Prez Xi (rep 28/04/2020)
COVID-19
Test Of Nepal-China Ties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
26/04/2020)
Medical
Equipment, Safety Materials Being Imported Via Tatopani
Border Point (rn 25/04/2020)
China
hands over second batch of medical supplies to Nepali
authorities (rep 22/04/2020)
Former
minister Pandey new envoy to China (ht 18/04/2020)
Locals
protest in Tatopani against the opening of the border:
The locals allege that the border is being used to
conduct business activities by allowing the entry of
goods other than essential materials, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 16/04/2020)
China
and India respond to Nepal Army’s request for supplying
medical equipment and drugs: The procurement unit is
studying the price lists and modes of payment, which
will be forwarded to the Cabinet on Sunday, Army
official says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/04/2020)
Tatopani
border opens for one-way cross-border movement of goods
from China to Nepal: There’s no certainty yet when
Rasuwagadhi border point will be opened for trade with
the northern neighbour, as Nepal is under lockdown to
stem the spread of Covid-19, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 09/04/2020), Nepal
receives first shipment via Tatopani in more than two
months (rep 10/04/2020)
China
reluctant to open customs points (ht 06/04/2020)
Govt
starts fresh process to procure medical supplies from
China (rep 06/04/2020)
Chinese
defy lockdown; clash with locals in Lamjung (kh
31/03/2020)
Rasuwagadhi
and Tatopani borders yet to come online, by Himnath
Devkota (rep 29/03/2020)
Govt
to reopen two border points with China to ease imports
(rep 26/03/2020)
Government
requests India and China for protective gear and medical
equipment: Minister Bhatta says Nepal will follow
Chinese model to deal with Covid-19 cases, by Anil
Giri (kp 23/03/2020), Government
to close down border with India and China for a week:
With calls growing to close the border amid rising
number of Covid-19 cases in India, a Cabinet meeting
decided to shut down all borders with both neighbours,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/03/2020), Borders
with India, China closed for a week from today: Movement
of cargo vehicles won’t be affected, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 23/03/2020)
Working
With MCC And BRI, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
16/03/2020)
Containers
stalled at Rasuwagadi start entering Nepal (ht
14/03/2020)
Government
unlikely to reopen Rasuwagadi border soon (ht
12/03/2020)
Managing
China: Nepal’s challenge: As Chinese involvement in our
lives increases, situations where our core values come
in conflict will increase, by Naresh Koirala (kp
11/03/2020)
Gandaki
steps up monitoring at projects employing Chinese
workers, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 11/03/2020), 71
Chinese workers quarantined at Pokhara Airport
construction site: They had returned to Nepal carrying
the Chinese authorities’ certificates that they were
free from Covid-19, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp
11/03/2020)
Joint
Prevention System Against COVID-19, by Guangying
Duan and Huazhong Tu (rn 11/03/2020)
Oli
recalling Paudyal from China is part of his attempt to
manage party dynamics: On Sunday, Oli recalled Leelamani
Paudyal, the ambassador to China, and proposed Mahendra
Pandey, believed to be a confidante of Madhav Kumar
Nepal’s, in his place, by Anil Giri and Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 03/03/2020)
Market
facing shortage of Chinese apparels (ht 02/03/2020)
Chinese
Visa Application Center launched in Kathmandu (rep
25/02/2020)
Chinese
Embassy takes exception to article carried by Post on
coronavirus: The Post on its February 18 edition had
carried an op-ed, previously published by The Korean
Herald, about China’s handling of the outbreak (kp
19/02/2020), Journalists
and diplomats seriously concerned over Chinese embassy
statement: The Chinese embassy’s statement objecting to
an article published by the Post is against press
freedom and breaches diplomatic protocol, they say,
by Anil Giri and Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/02/2020), Why
China’s statement targeting The Post is a cause for
concern: The Chinese embassy’s statement, ultimately, is
not just about the Post, or its Editor-in-Chief. It is a
rebuke to not bite the hand that feeds (kp
20/02/2020), Editors
condemn Chinese ambassador’s statement (ht
20/02/2020)
Nepal-China
trade hit by coronavirus threat (rep 18/02/2020)
Rasuwagadi
border to be closed till February 21 (ht 15/02/2020)
Nepal
awaits China’s approval for evacuation flight, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 14/02/2020), Nepal
Airlines to rescue Nepalis from Hubei on Saturday: While
cockpit crew will be quarantined for a week, all others,
including cabin crew and passengers, will be placed in
isolation for at least two weeks, officials say, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 15/02/2020), 175
Nepali nationals finally evacuated from coronavirus-hit
areas of China, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
16/02/2020)
The
dragon, the elephant and the yam: Sustained economic
expansion and upturn is not national but regional in
nature, by Chaitanya Mishra (kp 09/02/2020)
Nepal,
China likely to trade 2,000 MW of electricity by 2030,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 09/02/2020)
Nepalis
in China make frantic pleas to return home: Say there is
lack of drinking water and shortage of food, including
vegetables, in their hostel, by Sabitri Dhakal (kp
08/02/2020), The
government has said it will evacuate Nepalis from Hubei,
but it has yet to make preparations: Health officials
and pilots say that evacuation will be a complicated
procedure that requires meticulous planning, by
Sangam Prasain and Arjun Poudel (kp 09/02/2020), National
Human Rights Commission directs government to take
immediate measures to evacuate Nepalis from China’s
Hubei province: The rights body, in a statement, has
also decided to call government officials to take stock
of the situation of Nepali’s in the disease-hit area and
the government’s effort to bring its citizen back,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 10/02/2020), Government
to send a plane on Saturday to evacuate Nepalis stranded
in Wuhan: Cabinet to finalise plan today to send in a
274-seater A330 to rescue citizens from the epicentre of
the coronavirus outbreak, by Anil Giri (kp
11/02/2020)
Crucial
meetings and projects with China pushed back after
coronavirus outbreak: A number of Chinese-funded
hydropower plants are likely to be delayed as Chinese
workers who went home for the Lunar New Year are under
lockdown, by Anil Giri and Sangam Prasain (kp
06/02/2020)
MPs
flay laxity to evacuate Nepalis from China, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 05/02/2020), Chinese
envoy tells Nepal to make necessary preparations before
evacuating its citizens (rep 05/02/2020), Nepali
students in Wuhan desperate to return home, by Aditi
Baral (rep 06/02/2020)
Government
focuses on Nepalis in Hubei, but travellers from rest of
China are neither screened nor quarantined: Three health
workers screening hundreds of passengers at TIA is a
tough ask, chief doctor says, by Arjun Poudel (kp
04/02/2020)
A
tale of three countries: Nepal could turn into a
geopolitical and geostrategic playground of India, China
and the United States, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp
03/02/2020)
Coronavirus
hits Nepal-China trade (ht 03/02/2020)
As
government plans to evacuate Nepalis from Hubei, experts
stress preparedness at home: Nepali embassy in Beijing
has asked Nepalis wishing to return from the virus-hit
Chinese province to fill out forms and contact it,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/02/2020), 180
Nepalis have made requests to return home, Nepali
Embassy in Beijing says: While the embassy says it is
all prepared to evacuate Nepalis, officials in Kathmandu
are struggling to find places where the returnees could
be quarantine, by Anil Giri (kp 03/02/2020), 5
Nepali students in China barred from boarding flights
home: One Nepali in 14-day quarantine, by Chetnath
Acharya (rep 03/02/2020)
Campaign
launched in Nepal to send 500,000 face masks to China
(rep 02/02/2020)
Nepalis
caught up in Hong Kong protests: Many left Kathmandu
because they were fed up with protests, but some Nepali
students join demonstrations, by Will Patterson (nt
31/01/2020)
Distressed
and panicked, Nepalis in Hubei say they want to come
home: At least 177 Nepali students and workers from the
Chinese province have asked for evacuation, according to
the Nepali Embassy in Beijing, by Anil Giri (rep
30/01/2020), Nepal
unlikely to evacuate citizens from China, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 30/01/2020)
Rasuwagadhi
border to close for 15 days to prevent coranavirus,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 29/01/2020)
Health
Ministry rules out evacuating Nepalis from China at the
moment: At least 100 Nepalis, mostly students, are in
Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak,
according to the Nepali embassy in Beijing, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 27/01/2020)
Tracing
the roots of Nepal’s China policy: During Prithvi
Narayan’s time, Nepal’s policy on Britain was shaped by
suspicion and fear. But relation with China was shaped
by two seemingly contrasting factors: fear and hope,
by Sujit Mainali (rep 27/01/2020)
China
not to alter course of rivers flowing into Nepal, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 24/01/2020)
Nepal,
China to hand over nationals illegally crossing mutual
border, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 23/01/2020) [As was to be expected, this means
that in future Tibetans fleeing from the Chinese
occupying forces in their home country will be handed
over to the Chinese occupying power.], ‘Provision
could be targeted at Tibetans’ (ht 25/01/2020)
Nepal-China
Cross-border Transmission Line: Load flow test to be
conducted within a month (rep 23/01/2020), DPR
of Nepal-China cross-border transmission line near
completion (ht 27/01/2020)
Opening
of track linking Taplejung headquarters to China border
point elates locals: For the track to reach the
Nepal-China border point, the construction company still
needs to cut a passage through a nearly one-kilometre
rocky cliff face, by Anand Gautam (kp 20/01/2020)
New
policy for foreign non-governmental organisations aims
to address concerns raised by India and China: The
policy will discourage organisations from running
programmes that can hamper Nepal’s relations with
neighbouring countries, Social Welfare Council officials
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/01/2020)
Nepal’s
partnership for peace with MCC and BRI: Nepal can learn
a lot from Sweden’s approach to geopolitics to reassess
its ties with India, China and the US, by Katak
Malla (kp 12/01/2020)
China
embassy issues travel documents for the 122 Chinese
nationals who were arrested last month: The documents,
issued after cancelling the passports of the Chinese
nationals, have been sent to the Department of
Immigration for verification (kp 07/01/2020), Nepal’s
arrest and deportation of 122 Chinese raise legal and
ethical questions: The Chinese were deported despite
Nepal Police’s failure to establish any criminal charges
against them—and to a country that practices capital
punishment, by Anil Giri (kp 09/01/2020)
‘BRI
seeks to promote free trade through enhanced
connectivity’, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 05/01/2020)
Envoy
Hou terms China-India Plus trilateral cooperation,
by Roshan S Nepal (ht 04/01/2020)
Chinese
tourist influx to Nepal in 2020: Travel trade hopes to
raise visitors from China to half-a-million in 2020,
by Josie Wang (nt 03/01/2020)
After
failing to establish charges, government to deport all
arrested Chinese nationals: Police had arrested 122
Chinese from different parts of Kathmandu for their
involvement in suspicious activities, by Anil Giri
(kp 03/01/2019), Arrested
Chinese to be deported by tomorrow (ht 06/01/2020),
DAO
releases arrested Chinese on bail (rep 06/01/2020) [??]
Transit
Protocol with China to come into effect from February,
but there are obstacles ahead: The primary challenges to
third-country imports via Chinese ports have to do with
infrastructure in Nepal and a lack of knowledge about
Chinese processes, by Anil Giri (kp 02/01/2020)
A
reading list for the new year, focused on China: As our
northern neighbour makes further inroads into Nepal and
the world, here are a few books that help decode modern
China, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 27/12/2019)
122
Chinese nationals arrested from different parts of the
Capital: Police say the arrested, who had arrived in
Nepal on a tourist visa, are being investigated for
their involvement in illegal activities, including
financial crimes, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
24/12/2019), At
least 800 Chinese nationals are under watch in
Kathmandu: The revelation follows the arrest of 122
Chinese nationals on Monday in a joint Nepal-China
operation, by Anil Giri and Shuvam Dhungana (kp
25/12/2019), Arrest
of 122 Chinese nationals was not a ‘joint operation’,
security agencies say: Although the Chinese Foreign
Ministry had said that Monday’s arrests were a joint
operation between China and Nepal, Nepali security
agencies say they acted solely on their own, by Anil
Giri (kp 27/12/2019), Detained
122 Chinese nationals likely to be deported (ht
30/12/2019)
Battleground
Nepal: China's Belt and Road Initiative vs the US MCC
Compact: The country has to walk a tightrope between
global powers, but the US-funded Compact is too
important to reject, by Achyut Wagle (kp 24/12/2019)
Secret
to winning the Chinese singing contest: not speak a word
of Mandarin: Two event management groups partnered with
Chinese media to organise a singing competition, which
the organisers say can help bring two countries closer,
by Shashwat Pant (kp 24/12/2019)
China
ready to purchase electricity from Nepal, by Himnath
Devkota (rep 22/12/2019)
Three
years of inaction have led to doubts if the transit
agreement with China will ever materialise: Despite
Nepal notifying the Chinese about the readiness of its
transit preparations in July, China has yet to respond,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/12/2019)
Rasuwagadhi
border sees a decline in the number of tourists entering
Nepal: The border point is a major point used by Chinese
tourists to enter Nepal, by Balaram Ghimire (kp
16/12/2019)
NCP
hints at possible US-China confrontation in Nepal
(rep 16/12/2019)
Unsettling
times: The global stability can be secured only by
maximizing US-China-India trilateral cooperation, by
Suresh Sharma (rep 15/12/2019)
Nepali
and Chinese officials stress road connectivity to boost
tourist arrivals from China: Nepal was able to attract a
meagre 0.1 percent out of the total Chinese visiting
abroad, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 14/12/2019)
The
year the Sino-US tussle came to Kathmandu: Stuck between
Indo-Pacific and BRI, it is in Nepal where the US-China
trade war has manifested itself, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 13/12/2019)
After
India ban, Chinese onions take local market, by
Sujita Pradhan (11/12/2019), Daily
onion import through Tatopani crosses 100 tons, by
Dhruba Dangal (rep 12/12/2019)
Labeling
in Chinese language must for export of food items to
China (rep 30/11/2019)
Extradition
treaty with China: US Congressmen urge govt not to sign
treaty (ht 25/11/2019), Protect
Tibetans: Tibetan community in Nepal has raised serious
concerns over the treaty that could be used to persecute
them under Chinese pressure (ht 26/11/2019)
At
upcoming talks, Nepal and China to discuss
Kathmandu-Pokhara-Lumbini railways: The two sides will
discuss ways to conduct the feasibility study for the
railway lines on Chinese expenditure, officials say,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/11/2019)
Smugglers
using Kimathanka border point in Sankhuwasabha to move
gold into the country: Arrests of three people,
including a gold carrier, has made it clear that
smugglers are using the border point to bring the
precious yellow metal from Tibet, say police, by
Dipendra Shakya (kp 22/11/2019)
Government
to form panel to inspect borders with India, China:
India's new political map placing Kalapani, which Nepal
has claimed as its territory, within Indian borders has
created quite an uproar in Nepal (kp 22/11/2019)
Connecting
Asia: The moot question is whether China and Nepal can
provide a conduit for linking pipeline from Central Asia
to South Asia. It needs trilateral dialogue among China,
Nepal and India, by Purushottam Ojha (rep
20/11/2019)
Nepal
should not agree on China-India Plus cooperation model,
says Ex-PM Nepal, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
19/11/2019)
Chinese
scholar says Nepal shouldn’t fear China while warning it
will crush Hong Kong protests: Zhang Weiwei, author of a
number of books on China, also said that Beijing trusts
Nepal to handle its concerns regarding Tibetan refugees,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 19/11/2019)
The
geopolitical scenario in South Asia: China and India are
marching forward with their competitive aspirations to
draw global attention, by Bam Dev Sharma (kp
17/11/2019)
China
urges Nepal, India to resolve Kalapani issue through
talks: Rejects allegations of Chinese encroachment of
Nepali territory (rep 16/11/2019)
China
may force us into an alliance citing common security
threats, interview with Geja Sharma Wagle (ae
15/11/2019)
Charge-sheet
filed against Chinese JV (ht 09/11/2019)
Chinese
airlines have 48 weekly flights to Nepal but Nepal
Airlines hasn’t even acquired a permit for Guangzhou:
All airlines are required to undergo a safety audit when
flying to a new region, but a Chinese audit has been
delayed three times, with no guarantee it will happen
anytime soon, by Sangam Prasain (kp 07/11/2019)
Nepal
says it is ready to implement transit deal but China has
yet to respond: The Transit and Transportation Agreement
gives Nepal access to seven Chinese land and seaports
but requires both sides to officially communicate their
readiness, by Anil Giri (kp 04/11/2019)
Over
29,000 tourists enter Nepal from Rasuwagadhi in 10
months, by Himnath Devkota (rep 04/11/2019)
Reimagining
relations with China, by Sushma Joshi (ae
01/11/2019)
Chinese
influence has grown in Nepal, says top US official: This
growing influence has led to growing restrictions on the
Tibetan refugee community in Nepal, according to a
briefing delivered to the US House Foreign Affairs
Sub-Committee on Asia and the Pacific (kp
24/10/2019), ‘Tibetan
community facing growing restrictions in Nepal’ (ht
24/10/2019)
Nepal
has been measuring Everest for two years, but China will
join in announcing its new height: Officials at the Land
Reform Ministry and Survey Department said they were
unaware of the agreement between Nepal and China
regarding the joint announcement, by Anil Giri (kp
23/10/2019)
China
to upgrade dirt track that connects Tiptala Bhanjyang
and Olangchungola: The Chinese government has allocated
Rs 960 million for the upgradation of the road in
Taplejung, by Ananda Gautam (kp 23/10/2019)
A
template for geopolitical stability, the Xi way: The Xi
Jinping Thought has several variations to suit local
conditions in client countries, by CK Lal (kp
23/10/2019)
China
to provide Rs 2.4 billion in military assistance to
Nepal (rep 21/10/2019) [Why??]
Nepal-China
Relations Understanding Strategic Partnership, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 20/10/2019)
China’s
insecurities, by Mukesh Baral (rep 20/10/2019)
Nepal
seeks China’s support for human resettlement in
mountainous regions, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
19/10/2019)
China
to provide Rs 2.5 billion in military aid to Nepal: It
appears that that defence cooperation will be
prioritised in this ‘strategic cooperative partnership’
between the two nations, security analysts say, by
Anil Giri (kp 18/10/2019)
A
Landmark Visit Of President Xi Jinping, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 17/10/2019)
China
may ‘misuse MLAT against Tibetan refugees’ (ht
15/10/2019)
Nepal-China
Ties As Region’s Stabiliser, by Wang Li and Himal
Neupane (rn 15/10/2019)
President
Xi’s Nepal Visit, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
15/10/2019)
Good
neighbourly ties: A win-win situation, by Kapil P.
Lohani (ht 15/10/2019), Promoting
Friendship With China, by Mohan P. Lohani (rn
15/10/2019)
Nepal
and China elevate bilateral ties to a ‘strategic
partnership’ but no one’s certain what that entails:
Analysts believe that a strategic partnership has
security and military components but caution against a
hasty interpretation, by Anil Giri (kp 15/10/2019),
Government
has agreed to promote Mandarin in Nepali schools and not
everyone seems pleased: Parents’ group says the
government should not foist the language course on
children, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/10/2019)
Reassessing
BRI: The connectivity that BRI offers will open Nepal to
the world market through different sea ports. Nepal then
will no longer be a‘land-locked’country, by Roshani
Giri (rep 15/10/2019)
Nepal-China
cross-border transmission line in G2G model, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 15/10/2019)
Xi's
South Asian sojourn: China understands that its ambition
to be the global superpower will not be easily achieved
without taking its immediate neighbours into confidence,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/10/2019)
Xi
departs, signing over two dozen agreements and
memorandums: The Chinese president returned to Beijing
on Sunday after a whirlwind trip where he met with
Nepali leaders and officials and announced a slew of
projects and packages, by Anil Giri (kp 14/10/2019),
Nepal,
China sign MoU to develop 50-km road linking Kathmandu
and Rasuwagadi: The road, including two tunnels, will
reduce the distance to the town bordering China, but
with feasibility study yet to be done, construction is
at least three years away, by Prithivi Man Shrestha
(kp 14/10/2019), Xi
wraps up Nepal visit with 20 pacts: Main agreements aim
at boosting connectivity between the two countries,
by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 14/10/2019), Nepal
reiterates commitment to One China policy (ht
14/10/2019), Landmark
visit (ht 14/10/2019), Govt
fails to raise ‘petro trade’ issue with China during
President Xi’s visit (ht 14/10/2019), Karnali
Corridor: Gateway to development and prosperity, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 14/10/2019), Build
on agreements (rep 14/10/2019), ‘No
project for Far-west in China deal’ (ht 15/10/2019)
On
his first day in Kathmandu, Xi announces Rs 56 billion
in economic assistance over the next two years: The
Chinese president also announced that China would
conduct the detailed project report for the long-awaited
Kathmandu-Kerung cross-border railway, by Anil Giri
(kp 13/10/2019), Xi
arrives, heralding the rise of an influential
geopolitical actor in Nepal: The visit of the Chinese
President might come with material benefits for Nepal
but it is laden with geostrategic symbolism, analysts
say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/10/2019), China
to help make Nepal land-linked: Xi, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 13/10/2019), Heavy
security for visiting VVIP, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
13/10/2019), 11
Tibetan refugees among 22 held (ht 13/10/2019), China
will help transform Nepal from ‘landlocked’ to
‘land-linked’: Prez Xi: Xi announces Rs 56 billion in
assistance between 2020 to 2022, by Kosh Raj Koirala
and Ashok Dahal (rep 13/10/2019), Social
media users welcome Xi, criticize govt for ignoring
public, by Priyanka Adhikari (rep 13/10/2019), Important
in every way: Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal (rep
13/10/2019), Learning
From Chinese Experience, by Zhou Yuhua (rn
13/0/2019)
With
Jinping’s visit, Pokhara entrepreneurs hopeful business
will grow: Last year, 154,000 Chinese tourists arrived
in Nepal, according to data of the Tourism Board, by
Deepak Pariyar (kp 13/10/2019)
Much
hype, little work to show: Rasuwagadhi border point lies
in a state of disrepair: While the Chinese side of the
border has received a major facelift, that of Nepal
remains in a sorry state, by Balaram Ghimire (kp
12/10/2019)
Walking
the tightrope: The Chinese president’s visit is likely
to have tremendous political significance but how Nepal
calibrates its foreign policy will be key (kp
12/10/2019), Xi
Jinping in Nepal: What message will the two-day state
visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal send
across the border down south, from where he is coming to
Nepal?, by Devendra Gautam (rep 12/10/2019), Bonds
of history: 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, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep
12/10/2019), Moment
to cherish: President Xi’s visit will be marked as the
most important moment for Nepal in recent history. Xi is
not only charismatic he is also a global leader, by
Rishi Dhamala (rep 12/10/2019), Historic
High Level Visit, by Navin Subedi (rn 12/10/2019)
Towards
a shared future: President Xi’s visit to Nepal provides
an opportunity to take the friendship between the two
countries to new heights, by Gao Liang (kp
12/10/2019)
Nepal
set to welcome Chinese prez after 23 years , by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 12/10/2019), Opposition
parties warn govt against debt trap (rep 12/10/2019)
Kathmandu
readies itself for Chinese president’s visit: Agreements
related to infrastructure, connectivity, trade, commerce
and energy are expected to be signed during Xi Jinping’s
visit, by Anil Giri (kp 11/10/2019), Nepal,
China to discuss extradition treaty: An agreement on the
treaty, however, is unlikely, during Xi Jinping’s visit,
officials say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/10/2019) [What about the security of Tibetan refugees in
Nepal?], Mainstay
Of Nepal-China Ties, by Binod P. Bista (rn
11/10/2019), Security
is tightened as Xi Jinping arrives today: Besides
regular patrols across Kathmandu, police presence has
notably increased around Tibetan refugee settlements,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 12/11/2019), At
least Rs 50 million spent on flowers and plants to
decorate Kathmandu streets (rep 12/10/2019)
Xi's
visit may enhance Nepal-China energy cooperation, by
Ramesh Lamsal (rep 09/10/2019), Chinese
President Xi Jinping is arriving in Kathmandu on
Saturday on a two-day state visit, foreign ministry
confirms: It will be the first visit by a Chinese
president to Nepal in 23 years since Jiang Zemin visited
in 1996 (kp 10/10/2019), Preparations
to welcome Chinese President Xi in full swing (ht
10/10/2019), Chinese
Prez Xi Jinping to visit Nepal on October 12 (ht
10/10/2019), MoFA
announces Chinese President Xi's visit to Nepal, by
Santosh Ghimire (rep 10/10/2019)
When
Deng Xiaoping came to Kathmandu: Forty years before Xi
came visiting, Deng announced the birth of a new China
in Kathmandu. What will Xi's visit bring?, by Amish
Raj Mulmi (kp 04/10/2019)
The
enigma of Xi Thought: Other than the application of an
ethno-national template in politics, its relevance in
Nepal is even less clear, by CK Lal (kp 02/10/2019),
China:
A threat to Nepal’s democracy? Nepal has only recently
escaped from the shackles of autocracy—the Xi Thought
has no place here, by Mahesh Kushwaha (kp
02/10/2019)
Prospects
Of Nepal-China Cooperation, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
01/10/2019)
High-level
visit will take Nepal-China relations to new era:
Chinese envoy (rep 30/09/2019)
Creating
a shared future: China and Nepal should work toward
creating a community with a shared future, joint
responsibilities and common interests. We can set an
example for other countries, by Lu Guang Sheng (rep
29/09/2019)
China
does not export its ideology, says Chinese ambassador in
response to criticism: A two-day training programme in
Kathmandu led by the Communist Party of China on Xi
Jinping Thought had drawn criticism from various
quarters, by Anil Giri (kp 27/09/2019)
Why
are Nepal's two major parties attempting to adhere to
imported ideologies?: Either of the schools of thought,
one from China and the other from India, is bound to
cause severe indigestion in Nepalis, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 26/09/2019)
A
blueprint for consolidating power: China exports Xi
Jinping Thought to Nepal: China’s new political
doctrine, named after its president, used to be
plastered all across the country. This week, it entered
its next-door neighbor, by Anuo Kaphle (kp
25/09/2019)
Nepal
Communist Party and Communist Party of China formalise
relationsThe parties sign a six-point bilateral
agreement amid a training programme conducted by
Chinese officials on Xi Jinping Thought in Kathmandu,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/09/2019)
Training
programme on Xi Jinping Thought raises concern among
opposition leaders: While some in the Nepali Congress
see it as an attempt to curry favour with the Chinese,
others are afraid of an ideological shift in the ruling
party, by Anil Giri (kp 24/09/2019)
Chinese
leaders to share Xi Jinping Thought (ht 20/09/2019)
High-level
Chinese team takes stock of Kathmandu’s preparations for
Xi’s visit: The way preparations are going, the Chinese
president is likely to spend a night in Kathmandu,
officials say, by Anil Giri (kp 19/09/2019)
Nepal
and China should use BRI to spread prosperity and
happiness, by Madhav Sharma (rep 19/09/2019)
BRI
purely an economic cooperation initiative: Dahal
(rep 16/09/2019)
China
prioritizes PM’s area while making investments:
Investment in industrial area and river control, by
Yubaraj Bibash (rep 14/09/2019)
Nepal
disapproves of Washington's Indo-Pacific Strategy,
Beijing says: According to a statement released by
Chinese foreign ministry, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the ruling
communist party co-chairman, disavowed the
Washington-led initiative, by Anil Giri (kp
11/09/2019)
When
Xi comes to Nepal: 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?, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
11/09/2019)
Is
there any takeaway from the Chinese foreign minister's
visit?: It seems that all Nepal is capable of getting
China to agree to are the agreements themselves (kp
11/09/2019)
Nepal,
China to implement past pacts: Wang Yi calls on Prime
Minister Oli, President Bhandari, by Roshan S. Nepal
(kp 10/09/2019)
From
BRI projects to investments, Nepal presents a wishlist
to China: The President, prime minister and foreign
minister all asked the Chinese foreign minister for
assistance in various development projects, including
cross-border railway, by Anil Giri (kp 10/09/2019)
Chinese
foreign minister to discuss implementing past agreements
and gauge possibility for Xi Jinping’s visit: Wang Yi’s
meetings with government officials and political leaders
are likely to revolve around a possible visit in October
by the Chinese president, officials say, by Anil
Giri (kp 09/09/2019), Chinese
FM Wang arrives on three-day visit , by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 09/09/2019)
CAAC
team to visit in mid-September (ht 08/09/2019)
CMs
of six provinces pitch for Chinese investments (rep
08/09/2019)
Authorities
start ‘quiet’ preparation for visit of Chinese President
Xi, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 04/09/2019), Minister
Yi to prepare ground for Xi Jinping’s Nepal visit,
by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 05/09/2019), Chinese
Foreign Minister to arrive on Sunday for a three-day
visit: Wang Yi will not be signing any pacts or
agreements but will instead lay the groundwork for Xi
Jingping’s stopover in October, sources say, by Anil
Giri (kp 06/09/2019)
Nepal-China
ties are set to improve further: China has been banking
on the Belt and Road Initiative to influence relations
with countries; Nepal being one of them, by Sweta
Khadka (kp 02/09/2019)
End
of the ‘tacking’ strategy: With deeper integration,
Nepal may no longer be able to swing freely between
India and China as in the past, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 26/08/2019)
Chinese
Foreign Minister Wang to arrive in the second week of
September: Wang’s visit is likely to set the stage for a
possible visit in October by Chinese President Xi
Jinping, by Anil Giri (kp 24/08/2019)
A
new balance of power in Nepal’s neighbourhood: Hong Kong
and Kashmir will test the two Asian giants in their
quest for global power, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
23/08/2019)
49,000
bamboo stools exported to China, by Himnath Devkota
(rep 18/08/2019)
BRI
And Benefits For Nepal, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
17/08/2019)
Will
they build it? History suggests that Nepal-China railway
project does not have an easy answer, by Biswo
Poudel (rep 12/08/2019)
China’s
focus on Rasuwagadhi-Kerung puts Tatopani-Khasa border
in the shadows: Traders say China is concerned about
unlawful activities in Khasa, including a possible
movement of Tibetans, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
10/08/2019)
Nepali
women duped in China have returned home, but their
ordeal is not over yet: Most of them have filed
complaints at the foreign employment department
demanding compensation, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
04/08/2019)
Rasuwagadhi
customs to be equipped with walk-through gate, X-Ray
machine, by Himnath Devkota (rep 01/08/2019)
Nepal
and China still haven’t notified each other on readiness
to implement the transit deal: The Transit and
Transportation Agreement, which will give Nepal access
to seven Chinese land and sea ports, will only come into
effect once both sides officially notify each other,
by Anil Giri (kp 30/07/2019)
Chinese
court orders review of earlier decisionHBL, BoK
optimistic to receive counter guarantee money in
Melamchi project case, by Umesh Poudel (ht
30/07/2019)
Nepal
and China must address emerging flaws: When countries
compromise national interests and promote fake
narratives, it increases the level of inequality in
bilateral relations, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
29/07/2019)
44
Nepali female workers repatriated from China, by
Nribesh Nepal (rep 28/07/2019), Nepali
women stuck in China finally arrive home: The women say
they are hopeful that the employment agency that cheated
them will return their money, by Tsering D. Gurung
and Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 29/07/2019)
Big
hauls of gold are being smuggled through the northern
border, authorities say: Lax border security, and poor
telligence, infrastructure and investigation are
encouraging gold smuggling, officials say, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 28/07/2019)
Govt
tables motion in House to support Chinese as official
language of UNWTO (rep 28/07/2019)
MoCTCA
team departs to China for revision of ASA (ht
24/07/2019)
Guard
your apprehension: We should not try to weigh China’s
assistance against some other country’s intention
prevalent in other parts of the world, by Suresh
Sharma (rep 21/07/2019)
Chinese
company refuses to send Nepalis home without
compensation for losses: Thirty-three out of the 44
women want to return to Nepal, but their company has
demanded that the Nepali employment agency pay
them upwards of $600 per woman, by Tsering D. Gurung
(kp 20/07/2019) [Is this the way
of cooperation and trust that China wants?]
With
just 10 months left in BRI pact, not a single project
has made any real progress: Besides a feasibility study
for Kerung-Kathmandu railway, no projects have
reached negotiation phase, by Anil Giri (17/07/2019)
Rasuwagadhi
customs office; Agri products enter country sans pest
residue testing, by Himnath Devkota (rep 15/07/2019)
Cabinet
okays revision of air service agreement with China,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 12/07/2019)
Nepali
women duped and sent to China for work want to return
home. Nobody knows how—or when: The women were promised
$400 a month in a packing job at a garment
factory, but were instead put into stitching and
paid $15, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 11/07/2019), Trapped
abroad: Cases of Nepali migrant workers stuck in
exploitative jobs should be handled quickly and
effectively (kp 12/07/2019)
As
they clash to conquer: Until Sino-US rivalry drags on,
both China and America will try to have Nepal in their
fold. How should Nepal respond?, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 11/07/2019)
Govt
halts Dalai Lama birthday celebration: Diplomats from
western countries express serious concerns, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 06/07/2019) [Nepal's
Hindu politicians wold never stop celebrations for Hindu
religious leaders from in the same way hegemonial India!
This is disrespect to the millions of Nepalese citizens
who are traders of Tibetan Buddhist beliefs!]
Nepal
and China to form joint command to control cross-border
crimes, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 05/07/2019)
‘Province
3 will benefit from sisterly relations with Gansu’
(ht 05/07/2019)
Province
5, Sichuan now sister provinces (ht 04/07/2019
China’s
rise will help Nepal: Its push for a global value chain
and India’s growth will both allow Nepal more
opportunities, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 02/07/2019)
Imports
surge via Rasuwagadhi customs point: Readymade garment,
apple, footwear, bags and spectacles were the major
items imported, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 01/07/2019)
Only
five trucks have crossed the Tatopani border since its
reopening: Chinese side has imposed a host of
restrictions, pointing to unresolved issues by the Nepal
government, traders say, by Rajesh Khanal and Anil
Giri (kp 28/06/2019)
Diplomacy,
in 280 characters or less: In Kathmandu, top diplomats
from the United States and China are using Twitter to
engage with Nepalis—and to wield soft power, by
sering D Gurung (kp 26/06/2019)
China
offers record number of training programmes and
scholarships to Nepali civil servants: Northern
neighbour is currently offering more than 850
opportunities for bureaucrats, up from just 20 in 2004,
by Anil Giri (kp 25/06/2019)
Man
labelled Dalai Lama’s agent, deported to US: Immigration
officials at TIA did so because a man with his name was
on China’s most wanted list, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
25/06/2019) [???], China
asked Nepal to ban a Tibetan official from entering the
country. Nepali officials got the wrong man: Home
Ministry officials said the Chinese side directly
communicates with the Department of Immigration, whose
top official has sole authority to make decisions,
by Anil Giri and Tsering D. Gurung (kp 27/06/2019) [Does the Nepalese government blindly
obey all instructions of the Chinese? In any case, the
unlawfully rejected person shall be entitled to a public
apology from the Nepalese Government and an adequate
compensation payment.], US
Embassy seeks clarification after Nepal refused entry to
US citizen: Immigration officials barred Penpa Tsering,
acting on a blacklist sent by the Chinese Embassy,
by Anil Giri (kp 28/06/2019)
China
urges Nepal to wait, as railway project will take over
seven years: There are a lot of technical, engineering
and geological reasons to consider before
preparing a detailed project report, Chinese
officials say, by Anil Giri (kp 24/06/2019)
Total
exports growing, except to China (rep 23/06/2019), Earnings
from exports to China plunge 29 percent: Shipments in
the first 10 months of the fiscal year were valued at
Rs1.78 billion, by Krishana Prasain (kp 24/06/2019)
Nepal
committed to implementing BRI projects: FM Gyawali,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 21/06/2019)
Nepal
to seek access to all Chinese airports in new aviation
agreement: Delegations from the two countries scheduled
to meet in Beijing to thrash out the details, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 19/06/2019)
Nepali
delegation leaves for Beijing to discuss railways:
Officials expect a deal over the detailed project report
for Kathmandu-Kerung railway, by Anil Giri (kp
18/06/2019), Kathmandu-Kyirong
railway: DPR to be finalised in next meet (ht
21/06/2019), China
seeks clarity on 5 points ahead of DPR, by Chetnath
Acharya (rep 21/06/2019)
Tatopani
tales: Ropening of the Tatopani trade route will
facilitate and ease imports between Nepal and China, but
the country is yet to exploit benefits from trade ties
by increasing exports (ht 16/06/2019)
Mandarin
made mandatory in many schools: ‘Chinese embassy footing
teachers’ bill’, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 15/06/2019)
Army
chief leaves for China on Sunday, but no confirmation on
signing of any deal yet: Assistance for a defence university
and joint military drill between the two countries are high on
General Thapa’s agenda, by Anil Giri (kp 14/06/2019) [There is also no guarantee for an always
open southern border as history has proved time and again!]
Understanding
the modern Nepal-China border: Despite deepening relations,
one cannot expect the northern frontier to be as open as the
southern one, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 14/06/2019)
Debating
BRI: Nepal needs to mainstream the BRI debate and analytically
distinguish its pros and cons for Nepal’s long-term economic
growth, political stability and operational autonomy, by
Bipin Ghimire (rep 10/06/2019)
Friendship
bridge in Rasuwagadhi comes into operation, by Balram
Ghimire (kp 07/06/2019)
China
urged to let Nepalis work in Taklakot (ht 07/06/2019)
China
pledges Rs 2 billion in grant for railways, but where will it
go? The aid could either go towards funding a detailed project
report for the cross-border Kerung-Kathmandu railway, or
towards a feasibility study for two domestic lines, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/06/2019)
China
bars Humla residents from entering Tibet, prompting concern in
Kathmandu: Chinese authorities on the border have cited murder
of a Chinese woman by a Nepali last month, by Anil
Giri (kp 06/06/2019)
Together
for prosperity: It would not be pragmatic for Nepal to expect
BRI projects to be built entirely on Chinese grants. Nepal can
expect more grants and less loans but not absolute grants,
by Dai Yonghong and Huang Zhengduo (rep 06/06/2019)
Building
bridges: The
BRI can be an incredible opportunity for least developed
countries to leverage their (limited) soft-power and bring
diverse parties together to advance global development, by
Tejeshwi Nath Bhattarai and Pratyush Nath Uprety (rep
30/05/2019)
Tatopani
border point likely to reopen soon (ht 27/05/2019), Tatopani
border point reopens after 4 yrs (ht 30/05/2019), Make
Tatopani passage reliable (rep 30/05/2019)
Chinese
envoy says cross-border railway is not an overnight projectIn
her first press meet, Hou Yanqi tries to assuage concerns
surrounding Belt and Road Initiative and debt trap, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 24/05/2019), Nepal-China
railway project will be executed: Envoy Hou, by Roshan S
Nepal (ht 24/05/2019)
Under
pressure from Speaker and parties, lawmakers say sorry for
attending Tibet convention in Europe: Ekwal Miya and Pradeep
Yadav lament that they were unaware of the event’s theme,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/05/2019)
Use
of Chinese digital wallets banned in Nepal, by Rupak
D Sharma (ht 21/05/2019), Register
pay apps: Nepal should take up the issue directly with
the Chinese government, which must show magnanimity and
support to resolve it (ht 22/05//2019), China’s
mobile payment giants relent: WeChat Pay and Alipay keen
to work legally in Nepal, by Rupak D Sharma and
Roshan S Nepal (ht 24/05/2019), China
urges Nepal to embrace ‘pragmatic’ approach on digital
payments, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 24/05/2019)
Understanding
China: Attempts to contain and convert China will be
counterproductive. Understanding China and working together
with it to shape a secure and prosperous future is the need of
the day, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 20/05/2019)
China
sends 64,578 tourists to retain top spot as source market
(kp 18/05/2019)
Government
unaware of parliamentarians’ participation in Tibet
convention in Latvia: Officials say the trip is against
Nepal’s official One-China policy, by Anil
Giri (kp 14/05/2019), Parliament
Secretariat probes two lawmakers who attended Tibet
forum in Latvia: Officials at the secretariat say the
Chinese Embassy called to express ‘serious concern’ over
the lawmakers’ trip (kp 15/05/2019), Nepal
has committed to One-China policy, and yet, violations
continue: Two incidents in the past week have once again
raised questions in Beijing and Kathmandu over
Nepal’s adherence to the policy, by Anil Giri (kp
16/05/2019)
Kailash
pilgrimage uncertain as Tibet govt tightens permit, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 14/05/2019)
Nepal
seeks Chinese grant to prepare detailed report of rail
via Kerung: Officials argues that securing a Chinese
grant will make it easier for them to request India to
fund study for the railway from south, by Anil Giri
(kp 10/05/2019)
Border
police post vacant since six months, by Suman Malla
(rep 09/05/2019)
China
deal offers Nepal more options for third country trade,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 08/05/2019)
Nepal
needs much work before using Chinese sea and land ports:
Roads and other infrastructure at border points and
some technical issues are key, officials and
experts say, by Anil Giri (kp 07/05/2019)
Unusual
ritual:
Beijing sees Nepal’s dominant communist party infested
with unreliable, squabbling and power-seeking upstarts
who see-saw between India and China, by P. Kharel
(rep 06/05/2019)
Breaking
Geopolitical Barriers, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
03/05/2019), Deepening
Nepal-China Relations, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
03/05/2019)
Good
neighbours: Provided that Nepal can balance
geo-political realities, BRI will aid in development,
by Gao Liang (kp 02/05/2019)
On
and off screen: Nepal and China could reach an accord to
nudge their film industries to join forces, by P.
Kharel (kp 01/05/2019)
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari meets top leaders of Tibet
Autonomous Region (ht 01/05/2019)
Nepal
signs
deal with China to access sea and land ports: Two
countries ink six other agreements during delegation
level talks between presidents, by Anil Giri (kp
30/04/2019), New
face of BRI: Xi’s keynote shows that there has been a
polar shift in the global strategic balance, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 30/04/2019), Xi
to
visit Nepal ‘at a convenient time’: Conveys China’s
support for development of infrastructure, including
cross-border railways (ht 30/04/2019), Breakthrough
deals with China (rep 01/05/2019)
Inclusion
of
railway in China’s Belt and Road renews optimism in
Nepal: But question is: When’ll Chinese train start
chugging given tough terrain, geopolitics and funding
issues?, by Anil Giri (kp 29/04/2019), Belt
and Road Forum's joint statement lifts Nepal-China
railroad hopes (rep 29/04/2019)
Tatopani
border point to reopen in May, by Dhruba Dangal (rep
28/04/2019), Tatopani
trade route to reopen in mid-June, by Dhruba Dangal
(rep 29/04/2019)
China
pledges Rs 16.8 billion in assistance for Nepal (kp
27/04/2019)
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari reaches Xi’an, by Roshan S
Nepal (ht 25/04/2019)
On
the
road to China: Metaphorically, maintaining Araniko
Highway is also about maintaining tricky geopolitical
gaze on Nepal, which seems to be intensifying now more
than ever, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 24/04/2019)
Six
agreements likely as prez visits China, by Roshan S
Nepal (ht 24/04/2019)
Air
connectivity discussion with China in July (ht
25/04/2019)
Progress
in
two key BRI projects unlikely during President’s China
visit: Officials say preparation not enough for projects
Nepal was planning to pitch under Chinese initiative,
by Anil Giri (kp 24/04/2019)
Belt
&
Road Forum declaration to incorporate projects for
Nepal: One of the major components is the
trans-Himalayan connectivity network, by Anil Giri
(kp 22/04/2019), New
era,
new opportunities: BRI is not a “debt trap” but an
“economic pie” that benefits local population. It is not
a “geopolitical tool” but a great opportunity for shared
development, by Hou Yanqi (rep 22/04/2019), Belt
and Road Initiative: Nepal’s concern and commitment,
by Shanker Man Singh (ht 23/04/2019), Debt
trap warnings over BRI projects motivated by bias: FM
Gyawali (rep 23/04/2019)
Exports
to China drop by 27 per cent (ht 18/04/2019)
Nepal,
China
to sign half a dozen deals during President’s visit to
Beijing: Pacts on transit protocol, traditional
medicine and projects under BRI on cards,
officials say, by Anil Giri (kp 16/04/2019)
Balance
in
a turbulent world: Maintaining a strategic balance
between China, India and the US-led Western world
remains a challenge for Nepal. But some recent events
show we may be losing this balance, by Prakash
Chandra Lohani (rep) [The
leadership of the Western world by the USA is
increasingly being questioned under its current
president. India's Indo-Pacific security interests also
differ substantially from the ideas of the Americans,
who primarily orient themselves along their own
interests and power claims. Accordingly, Nepal must
concentrate on its own security interests or to say it
with Trump: Nepal first!]
China’s
changing strategies: Nepal is neither the first nor
exclusive to the pro-Beijing drift of South Asian
countries, by Swaran Singh (kp 15/04/2019)
Ports
of
trade: Nepal must utilise the Chinese ports to give a
boost to third country trade and reduce the ballooning
trade deficit (ht 11/04/2019)
Flow
of Chinese tourists yet to meet expectations (ht
10/04/2019)
China
starts providing temporary pass to Nepali drivers from
all districts, by Himnath Devkota (rep 10/04/2019)
The
Chinese
are coming: Recovering Nepal from Chinese embrace has
preoccupied Delhi but balanced ties with China and India
are Nepal’s political compulsion and sovereign
necessity. Unsettling it will invite back-breaking
repercussions, by P Kharel (rep 08/04/2019)
Chinese
expert hopes Nepal won’t join Indo-Pacific strategy
(rep 04/04/2019)
Chinese
development agency to aid 15 northern Nepali districts,
by Anil Giri (kp 30/03/2019)
Foreign
policy dilemma: Nepal cannot antagonise emerging
superpower China or the sole superpower, the US, by
Madhab P Khanal (kp 26/03/2019)
India
and
the Pacific Region: With rising new Asian powers like
India and China, the balance of power in world politics
is shifting dramatically, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
21/03/2019)
US
urges Nepal not to repatriate Tibetan refugees (rep
19/03/2019), Nepal
has
reassured it will continue to protect rights of Tibetans
in the country, US Secretary of State says: Pompeo says
US emphasis on a free and open Indo-Pacific region is
very much in Nepal’s interest, by Anil Giri (kp
19/03/2019) [The rights of the
Tibetans must be respected, but the Trump administration
does not understand Nepal's special position between
India and China! The Indo-Pacific politics is merely a
US interest!]
Construction
of
Miteri bridge gains momentum: The Chinese builder plans
to complete the reconstruction of the infrastructure in
the bridge area within May 2019, by Anish Tiwari (kp
19/03/2019)
Rs
35b
and two years: Cost of detailed project report of
Kathmandu-Kerung rail: Nepal and China are set to discuss the
issue at a meeting later this month or by the second
week of April, officials say, by Anil Giri (kp 19/03/2019)
Rasuwa
Customs meets revenue collection target 4 months early,
by Balram Ghimire (kp 16/03/2019)
Exchanging
words in Kathmandu: China showed just how it felt
about recent US remarks on the Belt and Road
Initiative, by Achyut Wagle (kp 05/03/2019)
After
‘minor’
corrections, Nepal and China all set to sign transit
protocol: The agreement, which officials from two
countries will sign in April, ends Nepal’s long
dependence on India for third-country trading, by
Anil Giri (kp 02/03/2019)
Nepal,
China to explore petro prospects (ht 02/03/2019)
US
official’s comments on BRI irresponsible: China; US
envoy had questioned the motive of Chinese investments
in Nepal (ht 27/02/2019), 'US
official's remark on BRI projects fabricated rumor to
harm Nepal-China ties', by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
27/02/2019)
Where
we
failed on trade: Major trade routes Nepal struggles to
open with China today were customary trade routes to
travel and supply goods to Tibet and vice-versa, by
Bipin Ghimire (rep 24/02/2019)
Chinese
ambassador meets industry, commerce and supplies
minister (rep 23/02/2019)
Looking
east: A strategic marketing plan is needed to tap into
the outbound Chinese tourism market, by Saroj Dhakal
(kp 21/02/2019)
Rough
road ahead: From land acquisition to hiring of
personnels-challenges abound to implement contracts under
the BRI, by Bipin Adhikari and Bidushi Adhikari (kp
15/02/2019)
Protecting
economic
interest: Nepal should always focus on transport and
connectivity in order to promote the economic activities
including trade and investment, by Purushottam Ojha
(rep 13/02/2019)
Nepal-China
Eco Industrial Park: Landowners apply for compensation as
protests fizzles out, by Yuvraj Bibas (rep 13/02/2019)
‘India,
China
can’t discuss Lipulekh in Nepal’s absence’: Won’t accept
Lipulekh as Nepal-India-China tri-junction; Won’t sign on
strip map unless Kalapani, Susta issues resolved, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 11/02/2019)
Two
Chinese firms roped in for 4G LTE expansion project
(kp 04/02/2019)
‘New
trade routes must to boost bilateral trade’ (rep
04/02/2019)
China
formally hands over Kalanki-Koteshwor project, by
Anup Ojha (kp 29/01/2019)
Why
Nepalis are learning Mandarin, and Chinese are learning
Nepali: Study in China is no free lunch for Nepalis,
by Rachel Zhang (nt 25/01/2019)
Nepal
should
hedge: How should Nepal respond to a changing security
context and handle pressures from greater powers like
India and China?, by Mangal Bahadur Thapa (rep
22/01/2019)
Nepal
trims
projects under BRI from 35 to 9 at Chinese call: Further
negotiations on Belt and Road Initiative schemes yet to
start n Officials say they’re working on financial and
investment modalities, by Anil Giri (kp 18/01/2019)
Know
each other better: China hopes that the development of
bilateral relations will benefit ordinary Nepali, by
Gao Liang (kp 18/01/2019)
China
roped
in for oil and gas drilling: China Geological Survey
will drill at six to seven locations to determine the
quantity and the quality of potential oil deposits,
by Rajesh Khanal 8kp 18/01/2019)
Chinese
construction
along Nepal-Tibet border puts strategic land at risk:
Embankment on the Arun river could flood 200 ropanis of
land; Local officials say China won’t address their
concerns, by Dipendra Shakya and Anil Giri (kp
14/01/2019), First
things first: Steps to avoid the loss of strategic land
in Nepal-Tibet border must be taken (kp 15/01/2019)
Tap
the
opportunities: Low level of economic integration combined with
untenable trade deficit is making Nepal vulnerable to external
shocks, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 08/01/2019)
India,
China yet to rebuild school buildings, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 03/01/2019)
Experts
warn of security risk as Chinese firm is chosen to equip
PM’s Office, by Anil Giri (kp 31/12/2018)
New
Chinese envoy Hou arrives, by Anil Giri (kp
30/12/2018)
The
Chinese are coming: Two entrepreneurs prepare for the
expected influx of Chinese tourists by educating them
about Nepal, by Ruixue Zhang (nt 28/12/2018)
China
to start upgrading Syabrubesi road soon, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 26/12/2018)
Dithering
on
BRI: Narrative of debt trap and specter of colonialism have
been deliberately raised to downplay the importance of BRI in
this region, by Suresh Sharma (rep 23/12/2018)
Kathmandu-Kerung
railway:
Nepal urges China to fund feasibility study; Nepal lacks both
budget and technology to conduct feasibility study for the
ambitious railway project, by Anil Giri (kp 22/12/2018)
City
signs monorail MoU with Chinese company, by Anup Ojha (kp
20/12/2018)
Elected
representatives, govt employees visiting Kerung up, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 19/12/2018)
Unraveling
threads of similarityBeijing and Kathmandu have a lot more in
common than we think, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 18/12/2018)
'Hubei
province of China willing to invest in Nepal' (rep
18/12/2018)
China
awaits design approval of second phase of Ring Road expansion
project (ht 16/12/2018)
China
invites President Bhandari to visit in April, by Anil Giri
and Anuj Adhikari (kp 14/12/2018)
Kathmandu-Kerung
railway
chugs ahead as China tables report: Chinese officials also
keen to start a pre-feasibility study of
Kathmandu-Pokhara railway, by Anil Giri (kp 11/12/2018)
Chinese
company starts rebuilding Miteri Bridge in
Sindhupalchok, by Anish Tiwari (kp 05/12/2018), Tatopani
border likely to open in May, by Dhruba Dangal (rep
06/12/2018)
Nepal,
China to cut red tape to aid projects, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 04/12/2018)
Nepal,
China to review status of joint projects, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 01/12/2018)
America
is
watching: Nepal will have to watch not only how India is
responding to Nepal’s engagement with China but also be
mindful that United States is watching us as much,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 29/11/2018)
Nepal,
India and China: Fostering ties that bind, by Bal
Krishna Dahal (ht 28/11/2018)
Nepal-China
power line plan hits funding snags, by BBiibek
Subedi (kp 21/11/2018)
Officials
from
Nepal, China to meet in Kathmandu next month: Meeting will
discuss funding modality and detailed project report work for
cross-border railway, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
20/11/2018)
Beijing
proposes new ambassador: Incumbent Yu Hong to be recalled
mid-term, by Anil Giri (kp 19/11/2018)
Nepal
floats Trans-Himalayan Buddhist Circuit (kp 14/11/2018)
With
eyes wide open: Chinese investment in South Asia brings both
benefits and burdens, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 14/11/2018)
Nepal
seeks access to Chinese airports, by Sangam Prasain (kp
14/11/2018)
KMC
mayor, deputy off to China: Kathmandu nominated for
Outstanding Foreign Friendship City award, by Anup Ojha
(kp 13/11/2018)
New
dimensions of cooperation: Non-traditional security governance
requires a transnational approach, by Gao Liang (kp
13/11/2018)
Nepal
products shine in China, by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp
07/11/2018)
Chinese
organisations
silent after deal to make forays into Nepal: Two parties
signed an understanding on cooperation in July for
engaging at least 26 Chinese NGOs in Nepal, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 29/10/2018)
Chugging
towards development: The trans-Himalayan railway must be built
by mobilising political commitment, by Dinesh Paudel (kp
29/10/2018)
Nepal
and China sign deal on military cooperation, by Anuj Kumar
Adhikari (kp 28/10/2018), China
provides RMB 150 million defense assistance to Nepal (rep
28/10/2018), DPM
Pokhrel meets Chinese officials (ht 28/10/2018)
Construction
of dry port in Rasuwagadhi yet to begin: Chinese side delays
work due to unknown reason, by Himnath Devkota (rep
27/10/2018)
China
begins repairing Araniko Highway, by Dhruba Dangal
(rep 26/10/2018) [Why on earth
has not Nepal itself begun and successfully completed
this important task long ago?]
Deputy
PM Pokhrel leaves for China (kp 24/10/2018)
Balancing
the end game: The tripod strategy has paid off
handsomely for China in Central and Southeast Asia,
by Mahendra P Lama (kp 24/10/2018)
Tatopani
customs to open by May: Mahaseth (kp 15/10/2018)
Unleashing
Karnali’s Prosperity, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
12/10/2018)
Belt
and Road Initiative: Negotiation stalls on 35 proposed
projects, by Anil Giri (kp 10/10/2018)
Online
visa application kiosk installed at Rasuwagadhi
immigration, by Himnath Devkota (kp 10/10/2018)
Fast
lane ahead: The investments made in transport
infrastructure will benefit generations to come, by
Gao Liang (kp 08/10/2018)
Trading
through
China: A transit agreement with China was a long time
coming. Nepal should have pursued one in the aftermath
of the 1989-90 blockade by India, by Paras Kharel
(rep 02/10/2018)
China
is Nepal’s Key development partner: Yu (kp
29/09/2018), Nepal,
China will strengthen cooperation under BRI: Envoy
(rep 29/09/2018)
Nepal,
China to boost ties in energy sector (kp 29/09/2018)
Easy
money: Many countries have got into trouble after
failing to service enticing foreign loans, by
Nirnaya Bhatta and Max Morch (kp 27/09/2018)
Nepal-China
meet on energy cooperation tomorrow (ht 27/09/2018),
Nepal-China
energy talks today (kp 28/09/2018)
Boosting
Sino-Nepali tourism: The importance of connectivity
cannot be overemphasised in spurring tourism across the
borders, by Gao Liang (kp 23/09/2018)
Vice
President Pun leaves for China today (kp
19/09/2018), VP
Pun urges China to invest in Nepal (kp 21/09/2018)
Rasuwagadhi
Customs Point misses revenue targets, by Himnath
Devkota (rep 19/09/2018)
Nepal’s
Connectivity With Neighbours, by Upendra Gautam (rn
17/09/2018)
Dahal
unlikely to meet top Chinese leaders: NCP Spokesperson
Shrestha says Dahal does not have any set agenda for the
visit (kp 16/09/2018) [Hopefully,
this trip is paid from his own pocket!]
China
to extend Tibet rail to India border via Nepal, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 14/09/2018)
Nepal
must invest in Galchhi-Kyirong cross-border transmission
line (ht 10/09/2018), Joint
steering committee to discuss energy cooperation (kp
11/09/2018)
Country’s
tourism promoted in Sichuan (ht 10/09/2018)
BRI
In 5th Year: Sino-Nepal Ties See Momentum, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 09/09/2018)
China
allows Nepal access to its ports: The pact on Transit
and Transportation protocol ends Indian trade monopoly,
by Anil Giri (kp 08/09/2018), Nepal
set to get access to seven China ports (rep
08/09/2018) [What does this mean
if there are no functioning roads on Nepali territory?
The govt has not been able to repair the road via Kodari
even three and a half years after the earthquake!],
Traders:
Access to China’s ports not a magic bullet, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 09/09/2018), No
more in dependence: The trade and transit agreement with
China ends Nepal’s dependence on India (kp
10/09/2018) [Without functioning transit routes?], Road
to trade with China begins now (rep 10/09/2018)
Cross-border
Connectivity, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 07/09/2018)
Railroads
and the China card: Tactics such as playing one
neighbour off against the other are not a viable
strategy, by Santosh Sharma Poudel (kp 06/09/2018)
Nepal-China
meet on TTA protocol to be held this week (ht
03/09/2018), Nepal-China
transit talks today (kp 05/09/2018), Transit
and transportation protocol talks ‘positive’ (kp
06/ß9/2018)
Nepal,
China
to study Tatopani border: Move to revive customs office;
Dry port construction picks up pace with 50 percent of
Customs building, warehouse and parking complete; The
project will build a border inspection building, cargo
warehouse, litigation-warehouse, a parking lot with a
capacity of accommodating at least 158 large
containers and 33 cars (kp 02/09/2018), Customs
office in Tatopani ‘could start in one year’: Dry port
construction to complete by May 2019, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 05/09/2018), Partners
to lay foundation stone of Friendship Bridge (kp
05/09/2018)
Nepal-China
trade:
Third meeting on transit and transportation next week;
In 2016, Nepal and China signed the agreement to open a
gateway for Nepal to use Chinese seaports to enhance its
trade (kp 30/08/2018)
‘People
boost China-Nepal relations’ (kp 28/08/2018)
Over
100 Nepali students get Chinese govt scholarships for
higher studies (rep 28/08/2018)
Nepal,
China agree on rail study: Station in Kathmandu Valley
changed from Manamaiju to Sankhu, by Anil Giri and
Sanjeev Giri (kp 24/08/2018)
Cross-border
transmission line: Nepal-China joint technical team to
meet next week (kp 22/08/2018)
Locked
between
two neighbors: The strategic significance of Nepal’s
geographic location will soar on account of China’s
economic superpower status and India’s vast potential
for emulating China, by P Kharel rep 22/08/2018)
Nepal
Awaiting Xi’s Visit, by Mohan Lohani (rn 20/08/2018)
Chinese
traders eying Nepali cardamom, by Khagendra Adhikari
(rep 20/08/2018)
Rasuwagadhi
trade route remains shut due to bridge damage, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 19/08/2018), Nepal-China
road link severed: Transportation disrupted along Pasang
Lhamu Highway after floods damaged a bridge, by
Krishna Thapa (kp 20/08/2018)
Frontier
governance: Successful governance of Tibet has provided
a good external environment for Nepal, by Gao Liang
(kp 16/08/2018)
Connecting
with China: Railway could become game-changer for Nepal
to get connected with rest of the world, by Bhim
Nath Regmi (rep 15/08/2018)
Cooperation
across the snows: Nepal and China have joined hands to
work for mutual socio-economic development, by Suman
Kumar Regmi (kp 14/08/2018)
All
that
glitter: Life of Nepalis in Hong Kong revolves around
work, which is unstable and unpredictable in the
‘contract culture’ of the globalizing economy, by
Lal KC (rep 13/08/2018)
Discussions
to
be held on reopening Tatopani route: After the
Tatopani-Khasa overland route was closed, a major
portion of Nepal-China trade is being conducted through
Kolkata port (kp 11/08/2018)
The
Geopolitics Of BRI And Nepal, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 10/08/2018)
Dharahara
reconstruction project: Chinese Embassy refuses to vet
papers claimed fake by bidders, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
10/08/2018)
How
Nepal
can lure Chinese tourists: Language is the main barrier
for Chinese tourists. Hotels in Nepal should train their
staffs in basic Chinese language and culture, by
Subas Chandra Dahal (rep 09/08/2018)
Humla
residents hit as China tightens border (kp
08/08/2018)
Nepal-China
power line panel plans first meet: The panel, which
consists of five representatives from each country, will
hire a consultant to prepare the DPR besides finalising
the construction and funding modality of the first ever
trans-Himalayan electricity line (kp 08/08/2018)
Kathmandu-Kerung
railway project: Nepal, China to discuss report in 3rd
week of Aug, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 05/08/2018)
About
7,000 Chinese tourists visit Nepal via Rasuwagadhi till
July, by Himnath Devkota (rep 05/08/2018)
Second
pair of rhinos off to China on Aug 16 (kp
04/08/2018)
Humla
locals happy to work in Taklakot, by Jay Bahadur
Rokaya (kp 04/08/2018)
The
connectivity
prospects: Agreement on connecting Nepal’s capital with
railway of China and India may open opportunity for
Nepal to become land bridge between two countries,
by Purushottam Ojha (rep 02/08/2018)
Towards
a stronger partnership: On the 63rd year of friendship,
China renews its commitment to partnership with Nepal,
by Yu Hong (kp 01/08/2018)
Chinese
organisations: 26 NGOs set to make forays into Nepal,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 31/07/2018), 30
Chinese NGOs all set to work in Nepal, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 31/07/2018)
Government
halts process of sending eight Tibetan refugees to India
(ht 31/07/2018)
Visiting
Chinese Deputy Minister meets with Dahal and Deuba
(kp 31/07/2018)
Nepal
for early execution of transit pact with China: PM
(kp 30/07/2018)
Rasuwagadhi
border point closed down, by Himnath Devkota (rep
29/07/2018)
Chinese
investment pouring in Jhapa, by Yubaraj Biwas (rep
28/07/2018)
Eight
Tibetans being sent to India, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
27/07/2018)
Nepal-China
team to build cross-border power line (kp
26/07/2018)
Nepal
proposes July 30-31 for protocol talks (kp
24/07/2018)
Exports
to China rise substantially (ht 22/07/2018)
Nepal-China
military drill in Sept, by Binod Ghimire (kp
21/07/2018)
Feasibility
study begins in 9 rivers of Jhapa for embankment project,
by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 19/07/2018)
Dharahara
reconstruction: NRA to verify documents of Chinese firms
through Nepali mission in Beijing, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 19/07/2018)
Rise
of
China in Nepal: In the last 10 years, India is gradually
losing its influence in Nepal while Chinese influence
has increased at all levels, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(rep 19/07/2018)
Chasing
China
dreams: Though China’s presence in Nepal has been
growing, it is highly unlikely that it would go out of
the way to ‘help’ Nepal by raising India’s heckles,
by Manjeet Mishra (rep 17/07/2018)
Foreign
Ministry to facilitate connectivity projects (kp
16/07/2018)
Take
cognizance: The Belt and Road Initiative seems to be
replicating China’s unfair policy towards weaker nations,
by Ayush Manandhar (kp 16/07/2018)
Redefining
neutrality:
What are the new markers of Nepal’s neutrality when
Nepali leaders are redefining Nepal as a bridge between
India and China?, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep
16/07/2018)
Dealing
with
China: We need to wait and see under which modality
China will provide us assistance for railway
infrastructure: through grants or loans, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (rep 15/07/2018)
Bhadra
and Rupasi off to China to start a new life Prime
Minister Oli presents a pair of rhinos to Chinese envoy,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/07/2018)
Dispute
delays transit protocol pact with China, by Anil
Giri (kp 12/07/2018), Nepal,
China yet to finalise protocol, by Roshan S. Nepal
(ht 12/07/2018)
New
political dynamics: The Sino-Nepal bonhomie will take
bilateral ties to a new high, by Gao Liang (kp
10/07/2018)
Much
ado
about a routine: What is there for the Chinese to find
substantively significant in this government that they
did not see in previous governments?, by P. Kharel
(rep 09/07/2018)
Nepal-China
tibet trade facilitation committee meeting: China for
conducting field study to reopen Tatopani (kp
08/07/2018)
Team
to visit China to discuss transit, transport protocol,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/07/2018)
CoAS
Chhetri leaving for China today (rep 03/07/2018)
Govt
plans to gift a pair of rhinos to China on July 12
(kp 01/07/2018)
Nepal
pashmina gets boost from Chinese buyer (kp 01/07/2018)
Achievements
of PM’s China Visit, by Uttam Maharjan (rm
28/06/2018), On
China: Major takeaway of Oli’s visit is Nepal needs deft
diplomacy to gain from China’s growth (kp
28/06/2018)
Transit
protocol with China in July: PM; ‘Geological study
crucial for railway’, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
27/06/2018), Bilateral
talks silent on West Seti, Budhigandaki (rep
27/06/2018), Nepal-China
transport deal likely in July (kp 28/06/2018), ‘China
has agreed to five new border entry points’ (rep
28/06/2018)
China’s
strategic
convergence: Nepal should be cautious about China’s
strategic and foreign policy convergence in Nepal and
guard itself against ‘interference’ into domestic
politics, by Rohit Karki (rep 27/06/2018)
New
trans-Himalayan
dictum: Oli’s China visit has overlooked Nepal’s benefit
in Trans-Himalayan Multi-dimensional Connectivity
Network, by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/06/2018)
Nepal
requests duty-free access for 512 products (kp
26/06/2018)
Nepal-China
in New Era of Connectivity, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
25/06/2018)
Nepal
should ask China, India to build railway links on grants
(rep 24/06/2018), Nepal
plans to get set for India, China rail projects (kp
25/06/2018), Confusions
galore: There has been an agreement on railway from
China to Nepal, but there is lack of clarity on its
execution (ht 25/06/2018)
China
to help Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign (rep
24/06/2018)
PM
Oli
winds up Beijing visit on high note: Nepal and China say
Kerung-Kathmandu railway ‘most significant step in
history of bilateral cooperation’, by Akhilesh
Upadhyay (kp 22/06/2018), China
to extend railway link to Kathmandu, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 22/06/2018), The
great march, by Om Astha Rai (nt 22/06/2018), Nepal,
China to study expediting development of 3 North-South
corridors (rep 23/06/2018), Govt
fails to seal concrete deal on ‘fuel storage’ with China
(ht 23/06/2018), PM
Oli’s China Trip: Railway Dream Coming True!, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 24/06/2018), PM
hails rail pact with China (kp 25/06/2018), ‘PM‘s
China visit made no breakthrough’ (kp 25/06/2018), More
optics, less substance, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
25/06/218), Oli’s
China Visit and Critical Voices, by Prem Khatry (rn
26/06/2018)
Oli,
Xi strike strong personal rapport: Transition is now
over, Nepal has a stable govt: PM Oli tells China,
by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 21/06/2018), Nepal
vows security to investors, by Anuj Kumar Adhikari
(kp 21/06/2018), Nepal,
China sign power grid pact (kp 21/06/2018), PM
Oli requests China to help develop Nepal (kp
21/06/2018), Nepal,
China agree to expedite 8 major projects: Framework
agreement also reached for 75 KV cross-country
transmission line, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
21/06/2018), Prime
Minister Oli meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 21/06/2018), Achievements
exceeded objectives: PM, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
25/06/2018)
China
flexes
loan muscles in SAsia: Despite the financial support
from China, the trade deficit of these countries with
China has been increasing, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
21/06/2018)
In
Beijing, PM sets tone for China visit: Recalls 2016
agreement on trade and transit, by Akhilesh Upadhyay
(kp 20/06/2018), Construction
of trans-Himalayan railway govt's top priority: PM Oli
(rep 20/06/2018), Avoiding
debt trap: China seeks to break Indian monopoly in Nepal
on hydropower and other infrastructure development
projects, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 20/06/2018)
Nepal:
Opening up for China, by Upendra Gautam (rn
20/06/2018), China
revisited: China aggressively wants a place in the new
world order and Nepal should learn to benefit from its
rise, by Bishnu Raj Upreti (kp 20/06/2018)
PM
leaves for China today: No agreement against national
interest, Oli tells House; Delegation has 120 members,
by Anil Giri and Binod Ghimire (kp 19/06/2018), Nepal
hopes
to boost China ties: Chinese experts urge China, Nepal
and India trilateral relations to spur infrastructure
development and trade in South Asia, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 19/06/2018), On
Nepal-China
relations: This visit expects two leaders to create
win-win cooperation, lasting relationship and exemplary
friendship, by Rajeshwor Acharya and Dinesh
Bhattarai (kp 19/06/2018), Oli
visits China: PM’s visit to China is an ideal time to
deepen Nepal-China engagement, by Lekhnath Pandey
(kp 19/06/2018), Deals
with China will be in line with national interests: PM;
Focus on the implementation of past agreements (rep
19/06/2018), Outcome
matters: PM Oli’s China visit (rep 19/06/2018), Seize
the
moment: China is concerned about possible plays by
Western powers on Tibet issue from Nepali soil though
Nepal unequivocally maintains ‘One China’ policy, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 19/06/2018), Testing
times
for Nepal: What makes Oli’s China visit particularly
important is evolving geo-political scenario following
rapproachment between Xi Jingping and Narendra Modi,
by Abijit Sharma (rep 19/06/2018), Communist
connection:
China’s interest in Nepal goes beyond proverbial Tibet
concern and ‘one China policy.’ It is as much about
diluting aggressive Indian interest in Nepal, by
Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep 19/06/2018), National
interest will be at the centre: PM, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 19/06/2018)
Deal
on
cards for three oil depots: One of the facilities will
be for aviation fuel in Bhairahawa at the
under-construction international airport (kp
16/06/2018), Officials
uncertain about Transit and Transportation Protocol
signing with China (kp 16/06/2018), Cabinet
clears way for DPR of Nepal-China power line (kp
16/06/2018), Call
for clear agenda for talks with China (kp
16/06/2018), PM
Oli’s China Visit Opens New Chapter of Cooperation,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 17/06/2018), PM
Oli’s China Visit: Ensuring Implementation Of Past Deals,
by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 18/06/2018), Oli
consults with ex-PMs on China visit (kp 18/06/2018),
Plan
to gift two rhinos to China ahead of PM visit falls
through, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp18/06/2018)
Nepal
and China to sign hydel project JV, by Anil Giri (kp
15/06/2018), Over
eight agreements to be signed during Oli's China visit,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 15/06/2018), New
vistas of cooperation will open: Gyawali (ht
15/06/2018)
Tatopani
border to reopen in May (ht 15/06/2018)
China
South Asia Expo has 200 Nepali stalls, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 15/06/2018)
Dozen
agreements on PM’s China visit agenda, by Anil Giri
(kp 14/06/2018), PM
heading for China on June 19, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 14/06/2018), To
Beijing
for ritual: Oli reminds Beijing of leopards not changing
their spots, whereas New Delhi embraces him as a
prodigal son back on track after straying onto the wrong
meadow in 2015, by P. Kharel (rep 14/06/2018), Oli
aims to get past pacts implemented, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 14/06/2018)
Oli’s
Upcoming China: Visit Deepening Bilateral Ties, by
Mohan P. Lohani (rn 13/06/2018), A
new hope As PM Oli is set to vist China, hopes of
enhanced bilateral cooperation renew, by Binoj
Basnyat (p 13/06/2018)
The
three-body
problem: The efforts of Oli government in restoring
relations with India should not be taken as obstacle to
continued closeness of Nepal with China, by Gao
Liang (rep 13/06/2018)
Trade
with Tibet to remain open even during monsoon, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 12/06/2018)
Cabinet
approves two proposals for PM’s China visit (kp
11/06/2018), During
his China visit, PM Oli’s primary focus will be on
implementing past pacts, interview with Rajan
Bjattarai (kp 11/06/2018), Extradition
treaty not on PM’s China visit agenda, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 11/06/2018), Energy
ministry finalises projects for PM Oli’s visit to China
(ht 12/06/2018), Officials
leave for China to seal transit, transport deal (kp
12/06/2018)
China
to construct two cross-border bridges (rep
11/06/2018)
Gyawali
meets Chinese official (kp 11/06/2018)
Exports
to China nearly doubled: NRB (kp 11/06/2018)
Understand
Nepal:
The Chinese should know that there is a country (Nepal)
and people (Nepalis) to its south which wish well of
China, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 10/06/2018)
Shanghai
meet
to go ahead without Nepal: FM Gyawali to leave for
Mongolia to participate in LLDC conference; Nepal, which
gained the status of SCO dialogue partner in 2015, had
expected invitation for the summit, by Anil Giri (kp
08/06/2018)
PM
has lengthy China shopping list, by Anil Giri (kp
06/06/2018)
Govt
seeks Chinese help to curb gold smuggling (kp
06/06/2018)
Now
is the time: Development, peace and stability should be
the foundation for trilateral relations, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp 06/06/2018)
Govt
plans to send rhino pair to China ahead of PM’s State
visit (kp 04/06/2018)
Ahead
of PM's China visit, Nepal looks to brand itself
internationally (rep 04/06/2018)
CPC
for bigger NCP role in South Asia movement (ht
01/06/2018)
PM's
China Visit New Impetus To Relations, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 30/05/2018), Energy,
railway and trade top Oli’s list, by Anil Giri (kp
01/06/2018)
Three
is company: Nepal can unleash the Greater Himalayan
Region’s true potential only if it adopts trilateralism,
by Madhukar SJB Rana and Atul K. Thakur (kp 30/05/2018)
Misreading
Nepal:
As Nepal leans further toward China, not just
politically, but also socially and economically, India
may be left wondering why its narrative is failing in
Nepal, by Bishal Thapa (rep 29/05/2018)
Shrestha
off to China ahead of PM's visit (rep 26/05/2018)
Great
stride forward: China strides towards deepening reform
and expanding opening-up, by Yu Hong (kp 25/05/2018)
Squashed
in the middle: A Kathmandu-New Delhi-Beijing diplomatic
corridor is an urgent need for Nepal, by Saurav Raj
Pant (kp 24/05/2018)
Fuel
storage expansion pact with China likely during PM Oli’s
visit (ht 24/05/2018)
June
19 proposed for PM Oli’s China visit, by Anil Giri
(kp 21/05/2018)
Export
to China via Rasuwagadhi doubles in nine months, by
Ayam Shrestha (rep 21/05/2018)
Hongshi-Shivam
cement factory starts trial production: The plant will
be able to produce 6,000 tonnes (120,000 bags) once it
begins commercial operation within a month. The plant
will double its output to 12,000 tonnes daily in the
next two years, by Narayan Sharma (kp 20/05/2018)
China
proposes joint DPR of cross-border transmission line
(kp 19/05/2018)
Naxalbari
to
Lhasa, via Kathmandu: China, after its war with India,
lent support to several insurgent groups in India. The
Naxalites were one of them, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
18/05/2018)
Diplomatic
manoeuvrings: Nepal and India need to work together for
regional stability and economic growth, by Binoj
Basnyat (kp 18/05/2018)
Living
with
China: Great Indian irony is that when Nepal seeks to
diversify trade with China and attract Chinese FDI, they
take it as an intrusion on their area of influence,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 16/05/2018)
Govt
scouting land for storage of petrol from China, by
Prakash Timalsina (rep 16/05/2018)
Govt
working on talks agenda for PM’s China visit (rep
16/04/2018)
Diversify
borrowing:
Nepal needs investment to make economic advancement but
overdependence on any single country could land Nepal in
the debt trap, by Naresh Koirala (kp 15/05/2018)
PM
Oli to visit China in June: Date to be announced soon;
Transit Transport Protocol to be signed, by Anil
Giri (kp 14/05/2018), China
takes exception to Oli’s speech (ht 16/05/2018)
India-China
Collaboration, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 11/05/2018)
Govt
to rejuvenate past agreements with China (ht
09/05/2018)
Understanding
BRI:
As China remains engaged in improving connectivity in
the neighborhood, there is a great optimism about BRI in
Nepal, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 08/05/2018)
China
to conduct feasibility study: Recent study says railway
line possible, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 07/05/2018)
Missed
opportunities:
Two economically powerful countries are our permanent
neighbors. They should be Nepal’s natural strategic
partners for development, by Kedar Neupane (rep
06/05/2018)
Pact
resumes
Tatopani port work: Chinese company to lead RMB147
million project; Dry port includes parking for 158 large
containers, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 04/05/2018)
No
longer
a yam? Will Nepal develop an alternative vision for
connectivity if the trans-Himalayan economic corridor
doesn’t work out?, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
04/05/2018)
ICD
Larcha to open for business within a year (ht
04/05/2018)
Modi-Xi
yin yang: Nepal has in the past lacked the acumen and
strategy to bring both India and China on-board in
cooperation, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/05/2018)
Nepali
team in China to discuss rail from Kyirong to Kathmandu
(ht 01/05/2018)
'Do
not compromise on national interests in the name of
equidistant relations' (rep 30/04/2018)
Chitwan
rhino
male caught for gift to China: National park officials
have already prepared two types of boma for sending the
animals to China (kp 29/04/2018), Nepal
to present rhinos to China (ht 30/04/2018)
Revisiting
Sino-Nepal ties, by Gao Liang (rep 29/04/2018)
After
Kyirong, NT plans to bring Chinese internet via Tatopani
(ht 26/04/2018)
Nepal
seeks
one-day pass to visit Kerung: Nepali traders have to
regularly visit Kerung, from where goods bound for Nepal
make a final departure, by Balram Ghimire (kp
23/04/2018)
Cautious
optimism in Nepal as India and China show sign of
rapprochement, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 23/04/2018)
Nepal-China
Ties on Even Keel, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
20/04/2018), Nepal,
China Enter New Era Of Cooperation, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 22/04/2018)
Gyawali
to meet top Chinese officials today, by Anuj
Adhikari (kp 18/04/2018), FM
visit spurs China-aided projects: I have a dream to
travel from Nepal to China in a modern train: Gyawali
(kp 19/04/2018), Beijing
pitches for trilateral links, by Anuj Kumar Adhikari
(kp 19/04/2018), China
says Nepal a natural area for cooperation with India
(ht 19/04/2018), In
China, FM Gyawali outlines five areas of cooperation,
by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp 20/04/2018), China
real and trusted friend: Minister Gyawali (ht
20/04/2018), Belt
route will ‘revive Nepal and China ties': Gyawali says
trans-Himalayan development is critical , by Anuj
Kumar Adhikari (kp 21/04/2018), Nepal-China
railway govt’s priority: Gyawali (ht 21/04/2018), China
urged to build railway under grant (rep 22/04/2018)
Deepening
Nepal-China Relations, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
18/04/2018)
Foreign
minister heads for China on Monday: Projects under Belt
and Road Initiative, high-level visits top the agenda,
by Anil Giri (kp 14/04/2018), Gyawali
to prepare the ground for PM’s China visit, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 14/04/2018), Foreign
Minister Gyawali leaves for Beijing (ht 17/04/2018),
Budhigandaki
not on China visit agenda, says Gyawali (kp
17/04/2018), Railway,
transmission line to top FM's China agenda (rep
17/04/2018)
Rawal
asks govt about its absence at Boao Forum (rep
13/04/2018)
Foreign
Minister
Gyawali set to visit China on April 16: The visit will
focus on laying the groundwork for PM Oli’s visit to
China, sources say, by Anil Giri (kp 12/04/2018)
Singha
Durbar runs on solar power, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
11/04/2018), China
hands over 1MW solar system in Singha Durbar (ht
11/04/2018)
Amity
With All, Enmity With None, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
11/04/2018)
Construction
activities at Larcha dry port resume, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 09/04/2018), Tatopani
border point likely to reopen soon (ht 09/04/2018),
Building
activities hint reopening of Tatopani, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 11/04/2018))
Unfinished
business: Prime Minister Oli should take up bilateral
issues during his visits to India and China, by
Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp 03/04/2018)
NEA
picks new route for Nepal-China power line (kp
03/04/2018)
China
to open Kimathanka, Olangchungola border points (ht
02/04/2018)
China
backs Nepal’s foreign policy (kp 30/03/2018)
Keeping
the
balance: Nepal’s economic relations with neighbours
should be nurtured in a pragmatic manner that ensures
sovereignty, by Surendra Regmi (kp 30/03/2018)
India,
China key allies, says Oli: Nepal’s ‘foreign policy
priorities start from neighbourhood (kp 27/03/2018)
The
Himalayan opportunity: Nepal is best positioned to be at
the centre of the intensifying regional and global
discourse, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 27/03/2018)
China
for stronger ties with Nepal: Envoy Yu (kp
27/03/2018)
Community
of Shared Future for Mankind, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
26/03/2018)
Reexamining
OBOR:
With significant increase in Nepal’s trade with China,
improved connectivity and cross-border infrastructure
have become our real needs, by Kishan Datta Bhatta
(ht 26/03/2018)
Online
test: Chinese language proficiency (kp 25/03/2018)
China’s
BRI and Nepal, by Balmukunda Regmi (kp 25/03/2018)
Earnings
from exports to China surge 72pc (kp 25/03/2018)
Homework:
Nepal can gain much with Chinese support in development
but we must plan projects better (kp 21/03/2018)
PM
Oli opens APF Academy (kp 20/03/2018)
Track
2 diplomacy: Nepal should not let its international
relations be handled by incompetent diplomats, by
Saurav Raj Pant (kp 20/03/2018)
OBOR
delegates call on FNCCI president (rep 20/03/2018)
Plan
to trade power with China, B’desh,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht
20/03/2018)
Nepal’s
pro-China
myth: It is meaningless to label political parties and
government heads with ‘pro-China’ or ‘pro-India’ tags.
As long as they are pro-people, they deserve full
support from all, by Gao Liang (rep 19/03/2018)
Gyawali:
Govt for balanced relations with India, China, by
Mukul Humagain and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/03/2018), Indian PM,
Chinese prez will visit Nepal in 2018: FM Gyawali
(rep 18/03/2018)
China
to help reopen Tatopani border point (rep
16/03/2018)
Alignment
of Nepal-China power line to be finalised, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 15/03/2018)
China’s
Two Sessions & Neighbours, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 12/03/2018)
Connecting
Nepal: Nepal’s infrastructure policy should be directed
toward getting as much benefits as possible out of BRI,
by Bamdev Paudel (rep 11/03/2018)
‘Nepal
committed to One-China Policy’ (ht 08/03/2018)
Bids
called for feasibility study for Korala dry port (kp
05/03/2018)
Exporters
trained on import rules and market preferences of China
(ht 04/03/2018)
Nepal-China
fuel trade discussions gain momentum (ht 28/02/2018)
Chinese
experts to study fuel exploration, extraction prospects
(ht 23/02/2018)
Beyond
neighborhood:
Going beyond neighborhood will help free Nepal from
clutches of geopolitical vulnerabilities and lessens our
asymmetric dependence on neighbors, by Gaurav
Bhattarai (rep 22/02/2018)
Visiting
Chinese minister meets with party leaders (kp
21/02/2018), China
committed to supporting Nepal, says Guo Yezhou (ht
21/02/2018)
18,000
Chinese tourists entered Nepal via Rasuwagadhi in 2017,
by Himnath Devkota (kp 19/02/2018)
A
global focus: Nepal’s geo-strategic position makes it
the fulcrum in the balance of regional and global
politics, by Asmita Verma (kp 18/02/2018)
40k
Chinese tourists expected during Chinese New Year
(kp 16/02/2018)
‘Develop
surface links under Silk Road plan’ (kp 13/02/2018),
Nepal
urged to finalise projects under Belt and Road
Initiative (ht 13/02/2018)
As
China sees Playing the role of a transit country, Nepal
can become a stage for cooperation instead of a “boxing
arena”, by Gao Liang (kp 06/02/2018)
Nepal-China
power
line feasibility report filed: The proposed transmission
line will be 80km long n Estimated to cost Rs 10 billion,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/02/2018)
Fuel
trade with China in doubt as govt shuts NTL (ht
01/02/2018)
Anxiety
of
stability: Oli seems to be laying the groundwork for
balancing relations with India and China but how it will
play out is yet to be seen, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep
30/01/2018), Politico-diplomatic
quandary:
Nepal must have a pragmatic and consensus based foreign
policy to pursue balanced relations with India and China,
by Som P. Pudasaini (kp 31/01/2018)
Chinese
envoy hails bilateral ties under NC-led govt (kp
25/01/2018)
Rasuwagadhi
dry port building okayed, by Balram Ghimire (kp
23/01/2018), Efficiency
of ports, acceleration in project implementation
stressed (ht 21/01/2018)
Nepal
approves preliminary design of Timure dry port (ht
17/01/2018)
Container
movement through Rasuwagadhi to be stopped for a week,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 15/01/2018)
Chinese
rider
on Tatopani: Joint command mechanism; Nepal wants China
to modify the proposal as there are sensitive issues
involved, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 14/01/2018)
OBOR:
Road to Prosperity, by Dinesh C. Devkota (rn
13/01/2018)
China’s
president may visit in second week of April, says
Agni Sapkota (ht 13/01/2018)
China
provides
post-flood recovery help: China, in partnership with the
UNDP, to provide $4 million to support recovery efforts
in Tarai region affected by one of the worst floods in
recent history (kp 12/01/2018)
Trilateral
cooperation:
Rather than looking for equidistance, Nepal should try
and achieve more proximity with both its neighbours,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 12/01/2018)
Chinese
JV gets NEA nod for 220kV substation in Barhabise
(kp 10/01/2018)
‘Chinese
nationals top list of expats obtaining work permits’,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/01/2018)
OBOR
and
agriculture: OBOR can help Nepal achieve Sustainable
Development Goals through agriculture development as
agricultural cooperation has started to flourish among
OBOR countries, by Bhairab Raj Kaini (rep
07/01/2018)
Chinese
Red Cross to build warehouse for Nepal Red Cross (kp
05/01/2018)
Tread
with
caution: Both Nepal and China look excited about BRI
projects. But Nepal needs to carefully assess
experiences of other countries before moving forward,
by Purna Bahadur Thapa (rep 03/01/2018)
Beijing
yet to respond to proposed Transit Protocol, by Anil
Giri (kp 02/01/2018)
Interconnecting
ways:
Construction of economic corridor between Nepal and its
immediate neighbours may bring immense benefits to all
three, by Aditya Baral (kp 02/01/2018)
A
peaceful rise: A new development model based on cultural
values is expected to emerge in Nepal, by Sangita
Bhandari (kp 29/12/2017)
Chinese
investment pouring in hospitality sector (rep
29/12/2017)
China
proposes joint security mechanism along border with
Nepal, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 26/12/2017)
Geopolitical
romanticism:
Nepal should see both India and China from a creative,
geo-cultural perspective where hostility is given no
place, by Abhi Subedi (kp 24/12/2017)
Dissecting
the BRI: The potential benefits are juxtaposed with
concerns stemming from contrasting political winds of the
dragon and the tiger, by Sandesh Paudyal and Binaya
Bogati (rep 21/12/2017)
‘China
committed to helpingneighbours in every sector’ (kp
20/12/2017)
Oli
and co visit Rasuwagadhi border point, by Balram
Ghimire (kp 20/12/2017)
Chinese
president may visit Nepal in March (ht 19/12/2017)
The
foreign hand: Nepal dislikes intervention and appreciates
a ‘hands-off’ approach when it comes to its internal
affairs, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 15/12/2017)
Chinese
investors scout for opportunities in Lumbini, by Sher
Bahadur KC (rep 15/12/2017)
Who
won: India or China? Having secured a mandate to rule for
next five years, no one should be surprised if new Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli makes a concerted effort to improve
frayed ties with India, by Biswas Baral (rep
14/12/2017)
Dealing
With Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 13/12/2017)
Ministries
fail to submit project proposals for BRI (kp
11/12/2017)
MoF
issues 5-day deadline to submit BRI project proposals
(kp 27/11/2017)
Border
with China sealed for 72 hrs (kp 24/11/2017)
When
giants
clash: Cancellation of Budhi Gandaki did not go down
well in Beijing. So why was Chinese envoy at such pains
to talk up good relations with Nepal?, by Biswas
Baral (rep 23/11/2017), Chinese
worried about Nepal’s frequent regime change and policy
inconsistency, interview with Bhaskar Koirala (rep
23/11/2017)
Conflict
in Himalayas: Economic opportunities availed by China’s
BRI could help make societies more conflict-resilient,
by Renaud Meyer and Laurence Brahm (rep 19/11/2017)
Envoy
Yu lays emphasis on Nepal-China relations, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 18/11/2017)
Chinese
team to hold railway studies (kp 07/11/2017)
West
Seti hydropower project: NEA, CTGC to hold final talks
to form Joint Venture firm, by Bibek Subedi (kp
03/11/2017)
Xi
and Nepal: Ever since Xi came to power in 2013, the
Chinese have been more forceful in pursuing their
agendas in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep 03711/2017)
China
willing to support Nepal’s tourism, agriculture
development (kp 01/11/2017)
China
South Asia Expo in Kathmandu on Nov 2-5 (rep
23/10/2017)
Equidistance
is fantasy: Nepal has deep-rooted ties with India, and
China will never be able to take its place, by
Biranchi Paudyal (kp 18/10/2017)
All
Eyes on CPC Conclave, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
18/10/2017), China
closes Rasuwagadhi border for six days , By Himnath
Devkota (rep 18/10/2017)
Beyond
the
handshake: Leader of a rising world power, Xi would want
to leave global footprint, but can Nepal grab the
opportunity?, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 16/10/2017)
Rasuwagadhi
checkpoint at risk of landslides, by Him Nath
Devkota (rep 15/10/2017)
Made
in
Nepal: Nepali Congress President Deuba knows better than
anyone else that China these days does not have to pick
favorites among the Nepali political actors, by
Biswas Baral (rep 12/10/2017)
‘Nepal
committed to implement BRI’ (kp 09/10/2017)
The
Mandarin trail: We should urgently promote Chinese
language to deepen soft power ties between China and
Nepal, by Laxmi Sapkota (rep 09/10/2017)
Imports
via Rasuwagadhi soar 51 percent in 2mths, by Balaram
Ghimire (kp 27/09/2017)
Govt
asked
to scrap Budhi Gandaki deal with Chinese firm: Two
parliamentary panels jointly direct government to scrap
contract with the China Gezhouba Group Corporation,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 26/09/2017), Govt
told to scrap Budhigandaki deal with Chinese contractor
(ht 26/09/2017)
China
expects to become Nepal’s key stakeholder: Ambassador Yu
(kp 25/09/2017)
China’s
Nepal Policy & BRI Prospects, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 24/09/2017)
Govt’s
preparation for China connectivity ‘inadequate’, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 22/09/2017)
Nepal-China
border talks inconclusive: The two sides discussed on
opening up 13 border points to ease the connectivity
(kp 21/09/2017)
Meeting
to finalise TTA protocol only after elections (ht
19/09/2017)
Newly
opened highway links China with Nepal (kp 19/09/2017)
Post-Doklam
blues:
The war of words between the two rising global stars,
nuclear powers and Asian giants continues to be a matter
of great concern for Nepal, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep
17/09/2017)
Over
500 trucks stranded in Kerung due to tighter security,
by Balram Ghimire (kp 16/09/2017)
Building
Mutual Trust In China-India Ties, by Hira Bahadur
Thapa (rn 15/09/2017)
Chinese
investors show interest to invest in Lumbini, by
Sher Bahadur KC (rep 14/09/2017)
Gorkha
locals flock to Tibetan market to purchase food items,
by Narahari Sapkota (rep 12/09/2017)
China-Nepal-India
Economic Corridor, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
11/09/2017), Project
selection
for BRI funding goes on: Team headed by finance
secretary preparing projects to be forwarded
to the Chinese side, by Anil Giri (kp 11/08/2017)
Internet
connection thru China in testing phase, by Muna
Sunuwar (rep 11/09/2017)
Nepal
establishes
Consulate General Office in Guangzhou: Nepali
businessmen say it will further trade activities between
the two countries (kp 11/09/2017)
Imports
via Rasuwagadhi customs double (ht 09/09/2017)
Belt
and
road initiative: China looks askance at Nepal’s
commitments; Officials say words must be translated into
action, the sooner the better, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/09/2017), MoU
on mechanism for energy cooperation (kp 08/09/2017)
Mahara
off to China on six-day visit (ht 07/09/2017), DPM
Mahara meets top Chinese leaders (ht 08/09/2017), Nepal,
China to expedite cross-border railway, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 08/09/2017), Connectivity
means a lot to Nepal: Mahara (ht 09/09/2017)
BRI
Implementation: Nepal Should Overcome Obstacles, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 06/09/2017), Changing
tide: Chinese experts have already warned that India
could cite security concerns to derail BRI projects in
Nepal, by Abhijit Sharma (rep 06/09/2017)
Budhi
Gandaki listed as component of BRI, by Binod Ghimire
and Bibek Subedi (kp 05/09/2017)
Mahara
to leave for China on Wednesday (kp 04/09/2017)
Love
thy neighbours: Strategically-located Nepal needs to
establish mechanisms to capitalise on its strengthened
bilateral ties, by Saurav Bashyal (ht 03/09/2017)
Carefully
on
China: We should have sought to improve ties with China
from a position of strength, not gone to Beijing with
begging bowl when India decided to tighten the screws,
by Biswas Baral (rep 31/08/2017)
Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
becomes int’l crossing point (kp 31/08/2017)
Booming
tourism aids Tibet’s green growth (kp 31/08/2017)
Govt
awaiting response from China on three road projects
(ht 30/08/2017)
100
get scholarships to study in China (kp 27/08/2017)
Nepal-China
ties ‘figured prominently’ in PM Deuba’s Delhi
engagements, by Anil Giri (kp 26/09/2017)
Doklam
clouds
over Nepal: After the border blockade and recent floods
in Tarai, partly attributable to India-built roads and
dams, there are very few intellectuals in Nepal who are
ready to take up India’s cause, by Biswas Baral (rep
24/08/2017)
PM
Deuba will have to demonstrate independence in Nepal’s
foreign policy, interview with Mahesh Maskey (kp
21/08/2017)
Nepal-bound
cargo stranded in India, by Bibek Subedi (kp
21/08/2017)
Sabre-rattling
in
the HimalayasNepal should develop a policy that
addresses the interests of China and India while
protecting its own interests first, by Binoj Basnyat
(kp 18/08/2017)
Duty-free
access for Nepali products sought (ht 17/08/2017)
PM:
Nepal committed to past deals with China (kp
17/08/2017), Trans-himalayan
handshake: China and Nepal should move ahead with
trans-Himalayan development, with or without India,
by Hu Shisheng (kp 17/08/2017)
Nepal,
China
sign three pacts: Two sides formalise 1 billion RMB
(Rs16 billion) Chinese aid for reconstruction of the
Kodari Highway announced in 2015, by Anil Giri (kp
16/08/2017), Nepal,
China sign three crucial agreements (ht 16/08/2017)
Inland
Clearance Depot construction delayedChinese consultant
submits incomplete design for Timure ICD (ht
16/08/2017)
Nepali,
Chinese companies sign deals worth $21.165m, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 15/08/2017)
Chinese
Vice-premier’s Nepal Visit, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
14/08/2017), Chinese
vice-premier arrives (ht 15/08/2017), Chinese
Vice-premier Wang Yang returns home (ht 18/08/2017)
Experts
say
Doklam standoff opens avenue for Nepal to settle its
boundary issues: Experts say Nepal has a perfect
opportunity to raise its boundary issues, as Kathmandu
will be hosting two high-profile guests from the south
and the north in the coming week, by Anil Giri (kp
10/08/2017)
Tibet
Airlines starts Chengdu-KTM flights (kp 09/08/2017)
‘Nepal
won’t take sides on China-India row’, by Anil Giri
(kp 08/08/2017)
‘Nepal
committed to One-China policy’ (ht 04/08/2017)
Neighbourhood
Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 02/08/2017)
‘Nepal-China
relations have stood the test of time’ 8ht
02/08/2017)
Chinese
vice premier arriving on Aug 14 (ht 02/08/2017)
Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
border point: Nepal, China trade set to normalise soon
(kp 01/08/2017)
Nepal-China
Diplomatic Ties, by Dipendra Gautam (rn 01/08/2017)
Draft
of transit protocol with China finalised (ht
31/07/2017)
Rasuwagadhi
awaits infra development, by Balaram Ghimire (kp
28/07/2017)
Equidistance
or asymmetry? (nt 28/07/2017)
Nepal
to
receive Chinese internet bandwidth from Aug (ht
25/07/2017)
Doklam
deterrent
for Nepal: China apparently has the best interest of
Nepal at heart, while India is forever scheming to
undermine our sovereignty and territorial integrity,
by Biswas Baral (rep 24/07/2017)
Korala
port
process gathers momentum, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
23/07/2017)
MoC
concludes
feasibility study of FTA with China, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 23/07/2017)
Track
opened
to link Taplejung with China border (kp 22/07/2017),
Taplejung
connected
with China via road (kp 23/07/2017)
Reassuring
the
neighbours: Our parties need to formulate a clear
strategy to address ties between China, India and Nepal,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 23/07/2017)
Nepal,
China
trade halted due to landslide, by Krishna Thapa (kp
22/07/2017)
Asia’s
Rejuvenation Through The BRI, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
21/07/2017)
Beyond
borders:
Nepal should make a convincing case for the
establishment of AIIB’s headquarters in Lumbini, by
Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 21/07/2017)
Thucydides
trap:
Blame or claim, by Atindra Dahal (ht 20/07/2017)
Nepali
language study expanding in Chinese universities, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 18/07/2017)
Maoists
for requesting China to generate 5,000 MW of hydropower,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 18/07/2017)
Squeezed
in
the Himalaya: Nepal and Bhutan find themselves in a
tight spot as Sino-Indian tensions grow, by Sean
Shoemaker (nt 14/07/2017), The
Himalayan
thaw (nt 14/07/2017)
Fasten
your
Belts: The gung-ho excitement over BRI needs to be
tempered with Nepal’s own realist ability to propose
win-win projects under it, by John Narayan Parajuli
(rep 12/07/2017)
Nepal-China
trade
route via Korala: Govt agencies in Mustang get lands to
build office facilities, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp
07/07/2017)
The
BRI
trap: Regardless of whether Nepal will benefit from the
Chinese initiative, it was compelled to be a part of it,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 05/07/2017)
Veep
leaving
for China today (kp 04/07/2017), Vice
President
Pun leaves for China (kp 05/07/2017), BRI
crucial
for better links with China: Vice Prez Pun (kp
07/07/2017)
Nepal
to
seek access to two land, three sea ports in China:
Proposal to be put on the table ‘very soon’, says
ministry official; An early deal on the protocol on the
TTA willensure landlocked Nepal’s early trade
diversification with the third countries , by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 03/07/2017)
Nepal’s
non-alignment:
Nepal expects both neighbours to understand that it is
walking a tight rope while dealing with them, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 02/07/2017)
Nepal
to be connected with Chinese internet in August, by
Ashim Neupane (rep 02/07/2017)
High-level
Nepali visit at Gansu trade fair likely, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 01/07/2017)
OBOR
initiative:
Its implications for Nepal, by Surya Bhakta Pokharel
and Bishnu Prasad Bhandari (ht 29/06/2017)
3
panels to work on BRI projects: Finance secretary will
coordinate and facilitate the selection of projects and
forward the concept to the foreign secretary, who will
do further work (kp 28/06/2017)
Contest
between
giants: Managing growing Indian and Chinese interests
will be a major foreign policy challenge for Nepal in
the days ahead, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
27/07/2017)
Nepal’s
Posture Over BRI, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
24/06/2017)
Nepal-China
meeting:
Opening avenues; The eleventh meeting of the Diplomatic
Consultation Mechanism between Nepal and China has
concluded with positive notes (sp 23/06/2017)
China
to reopen Tatopani after reconstruction (rep
21/06/2017)
Equidistance
revisited:
Equidistance indicates maneuvering of small states like
Nepal while dealing with big powers like India and China,
by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 21/06/2017)
Nepal,
China
to dwell on BRI, past deals (kp 20/06/2017), Nepal-China
consultation
mechanism to hold meeting (ht 20/06/2017), China
seeks
proposals
on projects under BRI: Calls on Nepal to suggest other
areas of cooperation from Beijing (kp 21/06/2017)
OBOR
for all: Chinese version of globalization retains
features of both hard and soft power, by Dinesh
Sapkota and Shankar Tiwari (rep 19/06/2017)
Indian,
Chinese
envoys call on PM Deuba: In the meetings, the
ambassadors from India and China discussed the political
situation in Nepal and various bilateral issues with
Prime Minister Deuba (kp 17/06/2017)
Nepal-China
trade fair kicks off at Korala (rep 16/06/2017)
Deuba’s
Indian
china: Deuba’s pro-West image, in the reckoning of some,
makes it difficult for China to trust the new prime
minister with OBOR, by Biswas Baral (rep 15/06/2017)
OBOR
can be a model project of the century: FNCCI President
(rep 15/06/2017)
China
to
rebuild Nuwakot Durbar from next fiscal year, by
Krishna Thapa (kp 08/06/2017)
Himalayan
feat:
Pushpa Kamal Dahal adeptly kept balanced ties with India
and China during his second term, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 08/06/2017)
OBOR
signing
cements ties with China: Mahara (kp 07/06/2017)
Nepal,
China
sign deal to build mega 1,200MW hydro project, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 05/06/2017), Govt
signs
MoU with CGGC to develop Budhigandaki project (ht
05/06/2017)
China’s
Belt And Road Initiative, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
03/06/2017)
OBOR
And Development Opportunities, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn 02/06/2017)
Kodari
ROAD
will reopen soon: Minister for commerce (kp
02/06/2017)
Work
on
Larcha dry port to resume post monsoon: The port in
Larcha is the only dry port on Nepal-China border (kp
02/06/2017)
Milestone
in
Nepali-China ties: Excitement over OBOR aside, India
will continue to remain a vital partner for Nepal,
by Som P. Pudasaini (kp 30/05/2017)
What
China wants: Never in their over 3,000 years of written
history have the Chinese aspired to rule over distant
lands, by Biswas Baral (rep 29/05/2017)
NATTA
signs
agreement to promote tourism in China (kp
27/05/2017)
‘Nepalis
eager
for OBOR implementation’ (kp 26/05/2017), Silk
Road
euphoria: Nepal’s preoccupation with domestic affairs
has prevented it from moving ahead and joining the
rest of the world, by Aditya Baral (kp 6/05/2017)
Night
train
to Beijing: Rail connectivity with China, if it gets
India’s approval, will boost economic growth and reduce
income inequalities in the region, by Sukhdev Shah
(rep 25/05/2017)
Tatopani
border
closure: Hundreds of youths leave country after losing
jobs, businesses, by Anish Tiwari (kp
24/05/2017)
Not
smooth
as silk: Indian reservations over OBOR may mean a lost
chance for India, Nepal and China, by Prakash A. Raj
(kp 24/05/2017)
Over
to OBOR: The ‘One Belt, One Road’ is a multifaceted
scheme to replace Washington Consensus with Beijing
Consensus, by CK Lal (rep 22/05/2017)
Nepal,
China
to construct cross-border SEZ: A joint committee to be
formed soon to finalise operation, business modality
(ht 20/05/2017)
Dark
clouds
over Asia: Disputes, distrust and an arms race threaten
to disrupt economic growth in the region, by Suresh
C. Chalise (kp 19/05/2017)
“Nepal
in
talks with China to build $8 bln cross-border rail link”
(ht 15/05/2017), China
agrees to provide financial assistance for cross-border
railway link, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 15/05/2017),
Fact
and
fiction: OBOR membership is a desperate attempt of
Nepali government to establish its nationalist
credentials by appearing close to China, by
Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 15/05/2017) [?],
Nepal
proposes
China for road, rail links (kp 16/05/2017), Nepal,
China designate focal persons to expedite cross-border
railway project, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
16/05/2017), Train
of thought: The train will bring cheap Chinese goods.
But will we then send it back empty on its return leg?,
by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 16/05/2017), The
great
deal of China: BRI offers great opportunities but only
if Nepal is strategic enough (kp 18/05/2017)
BRI
To Boost Nepal-China Relation, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 15/05/2017)
Nepal
to
sign framework deal on OBOR, by Anil Giri (kp
09/05/2017), Nepal
decides
to sign ambitious Chinese OBOR project (ht
09/05/2017), China’s
OBOR:
Pain or gain?, by Atindra Dahal (ht 10/05/2017), Nepal,
China
to ink deal on OBOR today: Agreement signing follows
months of confusion and negotiations (kp
12/05/2017), Nepal,
China
sign deal on OBOR (kp 13/05/2017), OBOR
deal lays ground for further Nepal-China cooperation,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 13/05/2017), Into
the
unknown: Will Nepal act only as a bridge to ferry goods
between China and South Asia, or will its exports also
be facilitated on preferential basis?, by Som P.
Pudasaini (rep 13/05/2017), DPM
Mahara-led
delegation in Beijing (ht 14/05/2017), India
could
cite its security concerns to derail OBOR projects,
interview with Hu Shisheng (kp 15/05/2017),
India
skips
China’s Silk Road summit, warns of “unsustainable” debt
(ht 15/05/2017), China’s
silk
road plan: Xi raps protectionism amid some concerns
(kp 16/05/2017)
Bandwidth
supply
from China delayed (kp 08/05/2017)
Closed
Rasuwa
border likely to open today (kp 02/05/2017)
Nepal
to
accept presence of Chinese banks: Official (kp
01/05/2017)
DPM
Mahara
to represent Nepal in OBOR meeting: Two other ministers
in the delegation to Beijing, by Anil Giri (kp
28/04/2017)
Nepal-China
consultative
meet today (kp 27/04/2017)
Prospects
From China's Initiative, by Upendra Gautam (rn
25/04/2017)
Need
to
cash in on China’s outbound boom stressed (kp
20/04/2017)
China
provides 11 types of poll materials: EC purhcases
indelible ink on its own (rep 18/04/2017)
Sino-Nepali
military
drill from Sunday: NA (kp 14/04/2017), Nepal-China
joint
military drill from Sunday (kp 14/04/2017), 10-day
Nepal,
China joint army drill starts today (kp 16/04/2017),
Nepal,
China
joint drill begins (kp 17/04/2017), Nepal-China
joint military training concludes (rep 26/04/2017)
Three
Nepalis
rescued from China (kp 13/04/2017)
China
provides
stationery, other materials worth Rs 144 million for
local level elections (ht 13/04/2017)
Nepal’s
Ties With India, China, by Madhavji Shrestha (kp
12/04/2017)
OBOR
for
Nepal: China may have a hidden motive behind its OBOR.
But we should not hesitate to take advantage of this
initiative for that reason alone, by Rabindra
Adhikari (rep 05/04/2017), Silk
Road,
here we come: The One Belt, One Road Initiative will
expand Nepal’s trade horizons tremendously, by Pawan
Roy and Saurav Raj Pant (kp 07/04/2017)
Missed
opportunity:
Prime Minister Dahal shouldn’t have gone on to Beijing
from BOAO when his counterpart was absent, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 04/04/2017)
Nepal-China
Ties On Track?, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 04/04/2017)
Construction
of
road to Tibet to begin (kp 02/04/2017)
Climate
cocktail:
Could China be thinking of dovetailing OBOR with the
UN’s SDGs in Nepal?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp
31/03/2017)
PM's
Visit And Nepal-China Ties, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
29/03/2017), PM
in
Lhasa, returning today (kp 29/03/2017), Dahal
visit improved relations: Chinese experts, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 30/03/2017)
China
pledges
Rs 136m assistance for local polls: PM says he
‘had open and candid discussion with Chinese president’;
Two leaders hold talks on important issues related to
bilateral interest, by Anil Giri (kp 28/03/2017)
Belt
and
Road platform to promote Nepal pashmina (kp
27/03/2017), Chinese
president
presses for execution of past pacts: Promisses PM Dahal
Rs 40 million for local level polls, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 28/03/2017)
Nepal
and
geopolitics: No small concern; Some Chinese scholars
openly claim that Nepal’s strategic location provides an
advantage to China, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep
27/03/2017)
Chinese
defence
minister returns, India army chief arriving Tuesday
(kp 26/03/2017)
Prachanda’s
China Visit, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 24/03/2017), ‘Nothing
official
about it!’ (kp 24/03/2017), Visit
important
in furthering ties: PM (kp 24/03/2017), Dahal,
Xi
‘may finalise’ text on OBOR: Nepal has expressed
reservations about free trade and financial transactions
proposed by China, by Anil Giri (kp 24/03/2017), Nepal
keen
to be involved in OBOR, PM tells Chinese minister
(ht 24/04/2017), PM
expresses
support to Xi’s OBOR project (kp 25/03/2017), ‘Reopening
of
Tatopani border China’s priority’ (kp 25/03/2017), Nepal
seeks
Chinese support for Rasuwa-Lumbini railway (ht
25/03/2017), Dahal
for
speeding up implementation of deals with China (kp
26/03/2017), PM
stresses
inclusive globalisation at Boao: Invites Asian business
community to invest in various sectors in Nepal (kp
26/03/2017), PM
seeks
free market access for benefits of globalisation (ht
26/03/2017), PM:
Partnership
with China can change our economic landscape (kp
27/03/2017)
Optical
fibre
link with China delayed till May (ht 23/03/2017)
Spooked
by
China: Today India is ready to do just about anything to
disrupt China’s relations with the smaller South Asian
states, by Pamir Gautam (rep 23/03/2017)
TTA
protocol
held up due to govt, by Bibek Subedi (kp
22/03/2017), No
major deal likely during PM’s China visit: Nepal to
submit official response on OBOR, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 22/03/2017), It’s
official:
No deals will be signed with Beijing; Some crucial
bilateral issues will be discussed: Mahat (kp
23/03/2017), Tatopani
border
reopening one of key agendas: PM (kp 23/03/2017), Confused
character:
PM Dahal and his govt’s approach to deepening ties with
China has been lackadaisical (kp 23/03/2017), Nepal
ready to sign OBOR, other major deals: Mahat; Cites
‘technical reasons’ for failure to ink any deal during
PM visit (rep 23/03/2017)
China
Is A Friend, Not A Card, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
22/03/2017)
Chinese
defence
minister arriving on a three-day visit tomorrow
(22/03/2017), China
pledges
Rs 3b support to Nepal Army: Chang, Khand discuss joint
military exercises, by Binod Ghimire (kp
24/03/2017), Nepal
for joint military exercise with focus on disaster mgmt:
China pledges Rs 300 million aid to Nepal Army (rep
24/03/2017)
Dahal
to
meet Xi in Beijing on March 27, by Anil Giri (kp
21/03/2017)
China
proposes
to construct cross-border transmission line, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 21/03/2017)
Chinese
defense minister visiting Nepal next week: OBOR and
Maritime Silk Road major agenda, by Deepak Kharel
(rep 15/03/2017), OBOR
to
India: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is visiting
China now because he wants to avoid the OBOR Summit
being held in Beijing in May, by Biswas Baral (rep
16/03/2017), Officials
say
headway on OBOR, TTA unlikely, by Anil Giri (kp
18/03/2017), Sign
OBOR MoU Or Get Left Aside, by Nadalal Tiwari (rn
20/03/2017), Will
it
happen? PM Dahal is in no position to agree to join
China’s OBOR initiative or even for review of the 1960
Nepal-China friendship treaty, by Trailokya Raj
Aryal (rep 20/03/2017), PM’s
China
call: Nepal likely to pledge on OBOR (ht 21/03/2017)
Dahal
prepares
to visit China for BOAO conference, by Anil Giri (kp
14/03/2017), PM
to
visit BOAO from March 23 to 26: Meeting with Xi likely
on sidelines; Beijing trip uncertain (ht 16/03/2017)
Our
basic
needs first: China will lose goodwill in Nepal if it
prioritises OBOR over other agreed issues, by Uddhab
P. Pyakurel (kp 10/03/2017)
Aid
in
pre-1990 Nepal: Both India and China have contributed to
the building of infrastructure, seemingly with a mind to
serve their interests, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp
08/03/2017)
OBOR:
Economic
or strategic? Nepal could join OBOR for the strategic
purpose of asserting her sovereign rights and for
enacting her policy of equidistance, by Gaurav
Bhattarai (rep 07/03/2017)
Poll
body
seeks support from India and China: The Election
Commission says it has sought support from the
neighbouring countries to prevent a lengthy
procurement procedure, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 05/03/2017)
Border
checkpoint
neglected (ht 05/03/2017)
Travel
ban
to be lifted in northern regions (kp 04/03/2017)
China
completes
first phase of Araniko Highway repair project (kp
04/03/2017), China
hands
over Araniko Highway after repair (ht 04/03/2017)
Consulate
office
opening in Guangzhou in final phase (kp 03/03/2017)
‘Routes
to
China must for trade boost’, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
01/03/2017)
NCCCI
holds 14th AGM (rep 01/03/2017)
Chinese
envoy
calls on PM (kp 01/03/2017)
Nepal
to sign OBOR MoU with China soon: PM, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 27/02/2017)
China
welcomes
election date announcement (kp 22/02/2017)
Chinese
ambassador
appreciates Nepal’s stand on One China policy (kp
18/02/2017)
Tibetan
Losar celebration in capital (rep 17/02/2017)
Water
diplomacy:
Nepal can work with China and India to develop river
management infrastructure, by Pramod Aryal (kp
16/02/2017)
Trump
jitters:
Nepal’s ties with neighbours India and China could be
affected by shifts in US policy, by Prakash A. Raj
(kp 14/02/2017)
Prospects
and
challenges: While implementing ‘One Belt One Road,’
emerging global power will face obstacles from the
current global power, by Devendra Gautam (rep
14/02/2017), Nepal
dillydallying
on OBOR since Oli's ouster as PM: Project would entail
huge grants for infrastructure; Delay rousing China's
suspicions; Eperts argue for more homework (rep
15/02/2017)
China-granted
induction
stoves to be sold (ht 11/02/2017)
South
Asian
corridor: China’s OBOR initiative can power the growth
of Asia and the world in the next two to three decades,
by Aditya Baral (kp 07/02/2017)
China
urged
to reopen Tatopani checkpoint (kp 04/02/2017), Survey
of
Tatopani infrastructure for resuming trade with China,
by Anish Tiwari (kp 05/02/2017)
From
yam
to bridge: China’s One Belt One Road initiative presents
great opportunities for Nepal due its strategic location,
by Li Tao (kp 03/02/2017)
Mitigating
risks
of a military approach: The Nepal-China joint military
exercise probably serves Chinese interests, but
does it do the same for Nepal?, by Bhoj Raj Poudel
and Rupak Sapkota (kp 31/01/2017)
Proletarianism
to
globalism: Modi has done on the subcontinent what Trump
has done at the global level: vacate the leadership
position for China, by Achyut Wagle (kp 30/01/2017)
Debunking
a
few myths: Nepal was never a buffer state, and China and
India prefer maritime routes for trade, by Madan
Shahi (kp 29/01/2017)
Integrated
check
point at Rashuwagadi: Govt expedites construction
(kp 27/01/2017)
Bridge
to
where? We should convince our neighbors that Nepal
doesn’t see trilateral cooperation as a strategic
concept, but as an economic and socio-cultural
phenomenon, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 26/01/2017)
Old
connections
and new opportunities: Security-centric view about
borders must change as India grapples with
market-related issues and opportunities, by Mahendra
P. Lama (kp 25/01/2017)
Chinese
private firm makes debut in Nepali hydropower sector,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 23/01/2017)
Businesses
along
Arniko Highway suffer due to Chinese border closure:
Officially, Chinese government has cited
geographical vulnerability of Khasa as the
reason for shutting down the trade route, by
Anish Tiwari (kp 21/01/2017)
Chinese
delegation
meets Maoist Centre leaders (kp 20/01/2017)
With
China Nepal Loses Nothing But Chains, by Upendra
Gautam (rn 19/01/2017)
Three’s
a
crowd: From New Delhi’s perspective, the OBOR is
Beijing’s strategic muscle-flexing in Asia aimed at
strengthening ‘string of pearls’ to encircle India,
by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rep 19/01/2017)
Members
of
Chinese think tanks in Capital (kp 17/01/2017), ‘Nepal,
China
all-weather friends’ (kp 18/01/2017), China-Nepal
symposium
concludes: The two-day conference discussed various
aspects of Sino-Nepal relations and one-belt-one-road
initiative introduced by China (kp 19/01/2017)
West
Seti
hydropower project: Nepal, China put initials on joint
venture pact, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 17/01/2017)
NAC
to
take delivery of Chinese planes, finally: An NAC team
led by Poshak Gnawali, director of the Engineering
Maintenance Department, left for China on Sunday to
take delivery of a 56-seater MA60 and a 17-seater
Y12e (kp 17/01/2017)
Operation
of
Nepal-China optical fibre link likely from Feb (ht
14/01/2017)
Chinese
envoy
Yu meets UML leader: Says constitution amendment
is internal matter of Nepal; Pledges to work to
materialise bilateral agreements reached between
Nepal and China (kp 13/01/2017)
The
real danger is when both India and China conclude Nepal
is a burden, interview with Nischalnath Pandey (rep
12/01/2017)
West
Seti
hydro project: Chinese team arrives in Nepal (kp
12/01/2017)
Nepal
expects
fillip from tourism promo in China: Nepal has witnessed
constant growth in Chinese tourist arrivals since June
2009 (kp 07/01/2017)
China
fights
back: China too is now starting to cultivate its own
competing group of politicians, bureaucrats and security
personnel in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep 07/01/2017)
China-Nepal
bilateral
relations: After reports of abuse on social media, fewer
Nepali women are getting married to Chinese men, by
Pan Lan (nt 06/01/2017)
First
Nepal-China Joint Military Drill, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 02/01/2017), Just
another
drill: The non- threatening joint exercise with China
will send a message that Nepal Army knows what is best
for it and that no single power can easily influence it,
by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 09/01/2017)
Smuggling
of
medicinal herbs to China on the rise (ht 31/12/2016)
Rasuwagadhi
becoming
a ‘new transit for gold smuggling’ (kp 30/12/2016)
China
to
provide Rs 15.7bn assistance (ht 30/12/2016)
Nepal
and
China to stage joint military exercise (kp
30/12/2016)
Nepal,
China
agree to manage Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point: Two
sides agree to ease cross-border trade, heighten
security and repair boundary pillars (kp 29/12/2016)
‘Govt
sensitive
about China ties’ (kp 29/12/2016), Due
priority
given to relations with China, says Foreign Minister
Mahat, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 29/12/2016)
Dancing
with
the dragon: Dahal government hasn’t been able to handle
the sensitivities of our northern neighbor with the
seriousness the issue deserves, by Subhash Ghimire
(rep 27/12/2016)
China
issues
travel restriction to Nepal: Move could be a major
setback for Nepali tourism that was seeing gradual
growth, by Anil Giri and Sangam Prasain (kp
24/12/2016), No
restrictions
on Chinese Tourists: Chinese embassy in Kathmandu has
denied rumours of official restrictions on the travel of
Chinese tourists to Nepal, by Qiu Tian and Pan Lan
(nt 30/12/2016)
KMC,
China’s
Chengdu to become sister cities (kp 23/12/2016), Kathmandu
and
Chengdu become sister cities (kp 24/12/2016)
Tibetan
team
meets Nidhi (kp 23/12/2016)
China
positive to open Tatopani check point (rep
23/12/2016)
PM
Dahal
inaugurates bridge over Hilsa River: The bridge over the
Hilsa River in Mugu connects the mountainous district
with China’s Tibet, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp
21/12/2016), Hilsa
bridge connects Karnali with China, by DB Buda (rep
26/12/2016)
Hanumandhoka
Heritage
inventory completed (kp 20/12/2016), Special
puja
organised for Kashthamandap, by Anup Ojha (kp
20/12/2016)
Beijing
ready
to open Kodari Highway: Li Qibao (kp 20/12/2016)
Senior
CPC
leader Liu arriving today (ht 18/12/2016), Take
benefit
from OBOR: Visting Chinese minister (kp 19/12/2016),
Nepal-China
need
to work on understanding: Liu (ht 20/12/2016), Liu’s
message: Room for improvement in relations, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 21/12/2016)
Silk
Road
bonanza: The Belt and Road Initiative advanced by China
presents huge prospects for Nepal, by Aditya Baral
(kp 16/12/2016)
Nepal-China
trade
goes online: Daigou sellers turn to WeChat and TaoBao to
sell Nepali handicrafts in China, by Qiu Tian and
Pan Lan (nt 16/12/2016)
NCC,
Chinese
team sign MoU to boost trade (kp 16/12/2016)
Book
Penned by Xi Jinping: An Essential Reading For Nepal,
by Upendra Gautam (kp 15/12/2016)
Senior
chinese
leader Liu arriving (kp 14/12/2016)
China’s
efforts in Nepal can act as a bridge to India if
suspicions are set aside, by Hu Weijia (rep
13/12/2016)
Govt
accepts Rs 15.8b Chinese aid for reconstruction (rep
12/12/2016)
Policy
Towards Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
10/12/2016)
Chinese
police
offer relief to flood victims (kp 09/12/2016)
NT,
China
Telecom ink pact to deliver IP service in Nepal (ht
08/12/2016)
China
builds
road up to Tiptala Bhanjyang, by Anand Gautam
(kp 04/12/2016)
Betrawati-Rasuwagadhi-Kerung
Trade
Route: Token system introduced for containers; Road
repair work in the Chinese side has affected movement:
of containers: Officials, by Nirajan Paudel (rep
28/11/2016)
16
Tibetans
caught hopping across border (kp 26/11/2016)
Trilateralism,
RIP:
Nowhere and at no time have India and China cooperated
and coordinated strategy on third countries. Why would
they in Nepal?, by Biswas Baral (rep 24/11/2016)
Chinese
investment
in SEZ yet to be decided (ht 21/11/2016)
Between
the
lines: Government needs to be able to decode properly
the signals sent from Beijing, by Prem Raj Joshi (kp
20/11/2016)
Platform
established
to support OBOR initiative (ht 20/11/2016)
Chinese
envoy
calls on Mahara, Mahat (kp 19/11/2016), Chinese
envoy
sees VP, Nidhi (kp 22/11/2016)
Paudyal
assumes
office in Beijing (kp 19/11/2016)
Nepal-China
transit
talks to begin in Lhasa today (kp 16/11/2016), Nepal,
China
to hold talks on transit pact (ht 16/11/2016), China
to
let Nepal use Tibet roads: Official says facility will
make it easier for Nepal to reach supplies to Humla and
Olangchunggola for example (kp 18/11/2016), Transit-transport
talks
with China positive, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
19/11/2016), Nepal-China
transit
treaty protocol to be finalised in March (ht
24/11/2016)
Prosperous
Nepal-China Border, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
16/11/2016)
Ministry’s
laxity
delays NA barracks construction in Korala, by Binod
Tripathi (kp 13/11/2016)
Envoy
Paudyal
given ministerial rank (kp 12/11/2016)
Nepal
urges
China to ease fuel import: The request was made by a
visiting Nepali delegation to Chinese State
Minister for Industry and Commerce Chang Mao in Beijing
(kp 12/11/2016)
PM
makes
a pitch for broader trans-Himalayan cooperation (kp
11/10/2016), ‘Investment
required
in infrastructure’: Prime Minister emphisises developing
Nepal as transit corridor for regional trade (ht
10/11/2016)
Making
new
inroads: China has been trying to woo South Asia in much
the same way that it has successfully wooed other
neighbouring regions, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp
09/11/2016)
New
Chinese
envoy arrives (kp 08/11/2016)
China
questions Nepal’s commitment to ‘One China’ policy,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (08/11/2016), ‘I
didn’t
meet any Tibetan leader in Goa’ (kp 09/11/2016), ‘Committed
to
one-China policy’: Deuba dismisses reports that he met
Tibetan leaders in Goa, by Sarin Gjimire (kp
10/11/2016), Photo
shows
Deuba with Tibetan leader (kp 11/11/2016), Deuba's
photo
morphed, says NC: Party reiterates commitment to
one-China policy, Panchasheel (ht 12/11/2016)
Crucial
Nepal-China trade road too risky, by Niranjan Paudel
(rep 08/11/2016)
Nepal
to
raise BRB harassment issue: Bhattarai has also called
for a resolution of the matter through the diplomatic
channel to ensure that such incidents are not
repeated in future (kp 07/11/2016)
Govt
to
allow NTL to start petro trade with China (ht
07/11/2016)
Environmental
data
sharing top priority, says envoy (ht 07/11/2016)
MoU
signed
to boost Nepal-China trade (kp 03/11/2016)
Pleasant
surprise:
The chance trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the
Brics Summit was very fruitful; Prime Minister Dahal
emphasised that efforts had been made to strengthen
bilateral relations with India and China while
maintaining high-level diplomatic norms, by Rishi
Raj Adhikari (kp 31/10/2016)
Upadhyay,
Paudyal
appointed envoys to India and China (kp 30/10/2016)
Nepal,
China
meeting to develop protocol of trade, transit treaty
(ht 25/10/2016)
Protocol
on
transit transport pact: Nepali team to visit China in
Nov first week, by Bibek Subedi (kp 23/10/2016)
PM
says
Nepal wants to be part of China’s OBOR plan (kp
22/10/2016)
Going
from
red to green: China’s strategy for a clean energy future
holds important lessons for Nepal, by Smriti Basnet
(nt 21/10/2016)
Chinese
investors
keen to invest in Nepal: Minister (ht 20/10/2016)
China
expresses
interest in ‘exploring trilateral cooperation’, by
John Narayan Parajuli (kp 19/10/2016), The
green
bridge: Nepal must make diplomatic efforts to revive the
trade and romance of the Silk Road, by Saroj Dhakal
(kp 19/10/2016), A
triangular relationship: Shifting geopolitics is once
more buffeting Nepal’s ties with India and China, by
Shreejana Shrestha (nt 21/10/2016), Tripartite
tête-à-tête:
If Nepal doesn't set its politics right it will continue
to be treated as a footnote to history (nt
21/10/2016), Trilateral
Co-operation In Limbo, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
22/10/2016)
Nepal-China
Ties: Whirlwind Tour, by P. Kharel (rn 17/10/2016)
Khand:
China
lauds NA’s peacekeeping role (kp 17/10/2016)
Will
Xi
or won’t Xi? Hysteria over Jinping’s potential visit to
Nepal sans preparations, by John Narayan Parakuli
(kp 15/10/2016), Xi
says
‘will visit Nepal at earliest convenience’: Nepali side
expresses commitment to implement deals reached in past,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 16/10/2016), Xi
stresses
on unity for statute implementation (ht 16/01/2016)
[In case of India, this would
have been called 'intervention'!], Xi,
Dahal
stress connectivity (kp 17/10/2016) [What
on earth does this mean?], Govt
claims
neighbours positive on trilateral co-op: Prime Minister
Dahal’s secretariat says the meeting of the three
leaders was scheduled at Nepal’s request, by Anil
Giri (kp 17/10/2016), A
go-ahead in Goa: Connectivity holds the key to
trilateral cooperation among Nepal, India and China
(kp 17/10/2016), 'Nepal
wants to be dynamic bridge between India, China'; China
always supportive of Nepal's national integrity: Xi
(rep 17/10/2016), PM
describes
meeting with Modi and Xi as ‘rare and pleasant’ (kp
18/10/2016), Trilateral
meeting
talk gets sceptics (kp 19/10/2016)
Dahal
to
meet Xi at BRICS (kp 14/10/2016), At
BRICS,
Dahal and Xi to dwell on high-level visits: Talks on
implementation of past deals also on cards, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/10/2016)
Yu
to
succeed Wu as China’s ambassador to Nepal (kp
07/10/2016)
Finance
Secy-level
meet after BRICS, China hints (kp 04/10/2016)
Chinese
investors
show interest in Nepal Special Economic Zone (ht
01/10/2016)
Advantage
China:
With SAARC, a perfect platform for India to establish
its preeminence in South Asia, on the brink, all that
the Chinese have to do is bide time, by Biswas Baral
(rep 01/10/2016)
Beijing
floats
‘Border Economic Zones’ idea (kp 29/09/2016)
Will
meet
Chinese prez at BRICS Summit: PM, by Anil Giri (kp
27/09/2016)
Give
me a reason: With no substantial bilateral deal in the
offing, and Kathmandu inching closer to New Delhi, there
was no reason for Chinese president to come, by
Biswas Baral (rep 15/09/2016)
China
‘in
touch’ with Nepal about Xi’s visit (kp 13/09/2016)
Neighborhood
first:
China is reported to have invested between US $130 and
$140 billion abroad in 2015. Not even a percent of this
came to Nepal, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 12/09/2016)
Nepal-China
transit
pact: Protocol to be finalised by Oct; The protocol
includes points of entry, customs arrangements, modes of
transport, types of cargo and operational modalities
(kp 07/09/2016)
No
fundamental
shift in foreign policy, says Minister Mahat, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp 04/09/2016)
Dahal’s
darn
diplomacy: Nepal should address its neighbours’ genuine
concerns but also counter exaggerated ones, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 29/08/2016)
Nepal,
China
agree to check unlawful activities at Rasuwagadhi
(kp 25/08/2016)
Korala
border
closes on 12th day due to low biz volume (kp
24/08/2016)
CSC-Nepal
team
in Tibet (kp 22/08/2016)
Mahara
leaves
for China today with messages: To assure Beijing of
readiness to host President Xi Jinping, by Anil Giri
(kp 15/08/2016), Sensible
step:
Dahal’s decision to send envoys to neighbours indicates
a mature approach to foreign policy (kp 15/08/2016),
Three
friends:
Can Nepal rise to the occasion to put its house in order
first and then reap the rewards of geography?, by
Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 15/08/2016), Beijing
says
no change in its Nepal policy: Hopes to deepen
cross-border transport, trade and energy cooperation,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 17/08/2016), DPM
Mahara
meets
Chinese Premier Li, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 18/08/2016),
Chinese
PM
seeks assurance to execute bilateral deals with Nepal,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 18/08/2016), Bilateral
treaties cannot function fully without stability in
Nepal: Li (rep 18/08/2016), Chinese
prez
keen to visit Nepal: Mahara, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
21/08/2016)
Government
forwards
draft protocol of transit treaty to China (ht 15/08/2016)
Nepalis
flocking
to Tibetan haat bazaars, by Raj Kumar Shahi and
Bishnu Lal Budha (kp 14/08/2016)
Korala
border
opens for winter supplies in Mustang, by Binod
Tripathi (kp 13/08/2016)
DPMs
to
visit Delhi, Beijing: Government sending Nidhi to India
and Mahara to China as its special representatives
(kp 12/08/2016), Nidhi
to
visit southern neighbour India, Mahara set to tour
China: ‘Process to amend constitution begins in six
weeks’; ‘UML an obstacle in resolving Madhes crisis’
(ht 12/08/2016)
Chinese
groups
keen to help Nepal in recovery efforts: The Chinese
areas of interest include public facilities, training of
professionals and skilled personnel, and helping them
restore damaged cultural heritage sites (kp
12/08/2016)
Eager
to
welcome China president to Nepal: PM; Chinese
experts meet Oli, Deuba; NC president invited to visit
Beijing, by Anil Giri (kp 10/08/2016), Visit
of
Prez Xi depends on Nepal’s readiness: Ji (kp
11/08/2016)
Proposed
multiple-entry
visa sparks disputes, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
10/08/2016)
Disturbing
divergence:
Nepal’s daunting economic laggardness vis-a-vis its
neighbours is a key barrier to a matured relationship
with them, by Ram C. Acharya (kp 09/08/2016)
Nepal-China
railway
‘technologically and economically feasible’, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 06/08/2016)
Nepal-China
FS
level dialogue postponed (kp 06/08/2016)
Beijing
for
stability in Nepal (kp 27/07/2016), Wu
says
China’s support to Nepal will continue (kp
30/07/2016)
The
China dream: Lack of transport connectivity is the major
impediment to greater economic and commercial links with
China, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 20/07/2016)
Let’s
get
together: A dialogue forum of representatives from
China, India and Nepal should be formed, by Bhoj Raj
Poudel (kp 19/07/2016)
China
assures
Nepal of ‘high level visit’ this year: Informed sources
say Chinese President Xi Jinping is most likely to visit
Nepal, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 05/07/2016), Chinese
prez
may visit Nepal earlier (ht 10/07/2016)
Bridge
at
Hilsa to link Humla with China: Hilsa is one of the six
border points Nepal and China had agreed to open for
international trade, by Jaya Bahadur Rokaya (kp
05/07/2016)
Foreign
secretary
to leave for China tomorrow (kp 01/07/2016), Focus
on
deals as foreign secy visits Beijing, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 03/07/2016)
China
closes
Korala border: Seasonal crossborder trade fair
affected, by Binod Tripathi (kp 01/07/2017) [Good
relations look different!], No
export
to China this year through Korala, by Binod Tripathi
(kp 04/07/2016), ‘Korala
border
to open within a year’, by Binod Tripathi (kp
08/07/2016)
A
three-way tie: Playing one neighbour against another or
inciting nationalism by inflammatory speeches would take
us nowhere, by Aditya Baral (kp 29/06/2016)
Three’s
a
crowd: Nepal’s dream of becoming a bridge between China
and India may remain elusive; India’s presumptive yet
perennial allegation that Nepal often played the
‘China card’ ultimately proved self- fulfilling, albeit
with the script a bit altered, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 27/06/2016)
Nepal-china
transit
transport agreement: Govt forms negotiating team to
write protocol, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/06/2016)
Nepal-China
meet
deferred until next notice: Finding ways to implement
the deals signed during PM Oli’s visit to China were on
the list of agendas for the meeting (kp 22/06/2016)
China
extends
road to Korala border point: Chinese vehicles have
started to enter Nepal through the newly-built dirt
track, by Binod Tripathi (kp 20/06/2016)
Chinese
Prez
Xi set to open culture centre in Kathmandu (kp
19/06/2016)
Nepal-China
secy
talks next week (kp 16/06/2016)
Prosperity
bridge:
Geographical complexities with China and political
complexities with India affect Nepal’s ‘transit
diplomacy’, by Gaurav Bhattarai (kp 14/06/2016)
VP
Pun,
Yunnan guv discuss investment (kp 12/06/2016), Nepal
eager
to welcome Chinese president: Pun, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 13/06/2016)
FNCCI
team
off to China for Kunming expo (kp 12/06/2016), Traders
optimistic
about boosting exports to China, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
13/06/2016)
No
headway
in opening new Nepal-China border points (kp
12/06/2016)
Nepal
poised
to make big splash at Kunming fair, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 09/06/2016)
China
express:
The argument that the Himalayas offer the best defense
against China is contradicted by rapid expansion of
Chinese rail lines in Tibetan plateau, by Biswas
Baral (rep 09/06/2016)
Chinese
Admiral
hints at Xi jinping’s Nepal visit, by Anil Giri (kp
08/06/2016)
Reopening
of
Tatopani border point: Fresh propopsal floated to China,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/06/2016)
Lack
of
one-day pass: Importers face hassles at Rasuwagadhi
border point, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 06/06/2016)
Extending
rail
link to Nepal no big deal: Chinese experts, by Ashok
Dahal (kp 03/06/2016)
Transit
transport
agreement: Nepali, Chinese officials hold talks on
protocol, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/06/2016)
Trilalateral
cooperation:
We expect India and China to respect our concerns and
let us to solve our problems on our own, by Prakash
Chandra Lohani (kp 30/05/2016)
One-way
road
to Nepal: China needs to clearly lay out how it would
like to go about cementing its relationship with Nepal,
by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 25/05/2016)
China
outwits
India: Unless the Indian government realizes its folly
and embarks on course correction China will replace
India as the most influential actor in Nepal, by
Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 24/05/2016)
Protocol
to
Nepal-China transit transport agreement: Consultations
to be held before technical meeting, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 23/05/2016)
‘China’s
OBOR
project will also benefit Nepal’ (ht 22/05/2016)
Imported
goods
from China arrive in Kyirong (kp 19/05/2016), Goods
brought
by Chinese train reach Rasuwagadhi, by Krishna Thapa
(kp 23/05/2016)
Nepal-China
Trans-border
Railways, by Lila Nyaichyai (rn 17/05/2016)
Yo
Nepal
ho! Beijing has begun to practice what can perhaps be
termed the "Offer Diplomacy" even with its neighboring
countries: Buy one, get one free; and buy now, pay later,
by CK Lal (rep 16/05/2016)
Survival
vs
sovereignty: In many ways sovereignty of weak states is
directly linked to the security of their regimes, by
Rohit Karki (rep 16/05/2016)
Chinese
market
crucial to revive tourism: Entrepreneurs; Nepal needs to
focus on promotion, more flight connectivity (ht
15/05/2016)
KMG,
CCTV
sign framework agreement for content exchange (kp
14/05/216)
Chinese
minister,
PM Oli discuss bilateral issues (kp 14/05/2016), Nepalis
eager
to welcome Chinese president: PM Oli (ht 14/05/2016)
Beijing
‘sends’
freight train for Nepal: Departed from Lanzhou as first
combined transport service to Kathmandu on Wednesday,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 13/05/2016), China
starts
combined transport service to Nepal (ht 13/05/2016)
Committees
to
implement pacts with India, China (kp 13/05/2016)
Enter
the
dragon: China won the hearts of Nepalis by promising to
stand by Nepal in its darkest hour, by Roshan Khadka
(kp 12/05/2016)
Roads
to
China border top budget priority (kp 04/05/2016)
Nepal-China
transit
transport agreement: Pact moves closer to implementation,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/05/2016)
Panel
to
study possible oil imports from China (kp
03/05/2016)
Political
will,
diplomatic proficiency key to profitable relations with
China, interview with Mahesh Maskey (kp 02/05/2016)
Nepal
in
2045: Contrary to Indian expectations, Nepal is likely,
when pushed to the wall, to turn to China and even have
a military pact with it, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep
28/04/2016)
Call
on
Chinese to tour Nepal, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
26/04/2016)
Untapped
potential:
The visit of Nepali prime minister to China has ushered
in a new era of cooperation between the two countries,
by Madan Kumar Dahal (rep 21/04/2016)
Triangular
connectivity:
Nepal should try to gain the trust of both India and
China by resolving domestic issues, by Lok Raj Baral
(kp 20/04/2016)
Lack
of
banking services at Tatopani stalls trade, by
Rishiram Poudyal (kp 20/04/2016)
New
directions:
India does not mind connecting with China, but Nepal’s
linkages with the Chinese have always been a matter of
concern for it, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp
19/04/2016)
Tatopani
border
point resumes temporarily, by Ashish Tiwari (kp
18/04/2016), Tatopani
trade
route opens temporarily (ht 18/04/2016)
Chinese
minister
to visit Nepal next month (kp 16/04/2016)
Sinophobia
revisited:
Nepal needs to rethink how we can build a relationship
with China—a nation we understand so little about,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 12/04/2016)
Symbolic
or
viable? Nepal needs serious homework to benefit from
accords with China, including the important one on
transit, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 11/04/2016)
Feeble
border
security arrangement worries Kimathanka locals, by
Bhim Dewan (rep 11/04/2016)
Transit
pact
with China: Govt devising protocol, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 10/04/2016)
Visiting
south
and north: Nepal has to acquire a fair amount of
knowledge about Chinese cultural nuances and diplomatic
norms, by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 10/04/2016)
Sweet
and
sour: Oli’s visit to China has been praised as historic
and decried as mere showing off, by Bhoj Raj Poudel
(kp 05/04/2016)
Nepal
in
Chinese press: That it takes extraordinary events in
Nepal to earn an opinion piece in Chinese papers is
clear from the lone editorial published in China Daily,
by Dharma Adhikari (rep 05/04/2016)
Escape
velocity:
There should be no reason why India should tie itself in
knots over Nepal seeking closer relations with China,
by Rubeena Mahato (nt 01/04/2016)
China
seeks
more Nepal Army support against 'Free Tibet' activities,
by Purna Basnet (rep 31/03/2016)
Nepal-China
Joint
Statement, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 26/03/2016), PM’s
China
visit ‘boosts ties to strategic partnership’: Ten
significant agreements have been signed on areas of
strategic importance for the development of Nepal
(kp 28/03/2016), Transit
accord
with China marks an important milestone for Nepal,
interview with Purushottam Ojha (kp 28/03/2016)
Nothing
new
in the deal with China, says Yadav (ht 26/03/2016)
Neighbouring
with
the north: When all the countries in the world started
to link with China, Nepal quietly delinked, by Ram
C. Acharya (kp 25/03/2016)
Unintended
Trans-Himalayan
Consequences: Did New Delhi ever imagine that its
coercive strategy would backfire this badly?, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 25/03/2016)
Economists
find
proposal to procure only 33% of fuel demand from China
faulty, by Sujan Dhungana (rep 25/03/2016)
Nepal,
China
rush to open Hilsa border, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
and Jaya Bahadur Rokaya (kp 24/03/2016)
Country
seeks
amendment to Citrus Trade Agreement (ht 24/03/2016)
CoAS
leaving
for China on Sunday (kp 24/03/2016)
The
China
factor: Nepal’s geo-strategic shift will remain elusive
without diversifying trade, transit (kp 24/03/2016),
China
to
back infrastructure projects, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 24/03/2016)
Oli
ends
Beijing business with joint communiqué, by Anil Giri
(kp 24/03/2016), China
to
boost connectivity with Nepal, including by rail: 15-pt
joint statement issued in Beijing, by Purna Basnet
(rep 24/03/2016), Nepal,
China
to have joint cooperation mechanism similar to India,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 24/03/2016)
Oli
pins
hopes on Belt and Road Initiative (kp 23/03/2016), Nepal
becomes
Shanghai dialogue partner (kp 23/03/2016), More
investor-friendly
reforms on cards to promote FDI: PM Oli (kp
23/03/2016), China
urged
to invest in export industries (kp 23/03/2016), Jubilation
in
Pokhara after loan deal sealed with China, by Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp 23/03/2016), Pvt
sector
players discuss trade enhancement (ht 23/03/2016), PM
Oli
hopes ro reap benefits from revival of Silk Route
(ht 23/03/2016), Xi
‘willing’
to assist in expanding trade, bridging trade gap
(rep 23/03/2016), Nepal
courts
Chinese investors (rep 23/03/2016)
Chinese
president
likely to visit Nepal on way to India in Oct (ht
23/03/2016)
The
good,
the bad, and the ugly: Nepal’s relation with China is
being influenced by brokers behind huge financial deals
and big projects, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
23/03/2016)
Nepal
signs
deal to gain access to Chinese ports: To PM Oli’s
request to build rail lines, China says train
connectivity a ‘longer-term plan’, by Anil Giri (kp
22/03/2016), NRB,
CBRC
sign MoU on exchange of supervisory info, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 22/03/2016), Nepal,
China
sign pact on cross border banking supervision
cooperation, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 22/03/2016), Nepal,
China
pen transit trade treaty, nine other pacts, by Rupak
D. Sharma (ht), Nepal,
China
ink historic trade, transit treaty, by Kuvera
Chalise (rep 22/03/2016), Xi
wants
long-term strategic relations with Nepal, by Purna
Basnet (rep 22/03/2016), Commercial
fuel
accord with China still elusive, by Sujan Dhungana
(rep 22/03/2016), Loan
agreement
paves the way for Pokhara int'l airport project, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 22/03/2016), Prime
Minister
Oli’s China Visit, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
22/03/2016)
Oli
begins
weeklong visit to China today: Three MoUs to be signed;
Formalisation of agreements on cards, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp 20/03/2016), PM
Oli
leaves for China visit today (ht 20/03/2016), Oil
deal
put on back burner (kp 20/03/2016), Eye
on
transit deal as PM reaches Beijing: Agreement could
provide another gateway for third country trade, via
Tianjin—3,000km from Nepal, by Anil Giri (kp
21/03/2016), Bejing-bound:
The
Oli govt’s foreign policy objectives vis-a-vis China and
India are not clear (kp 21/03/2016), Diversifying
trade
with China is the need of the hour, interview with
Tanka Karki (kp 21/03/2016), PM
Oli
in Beijing for a weeklong visit to the northern
neighbour (ht 21/03/2016), PM
Oli
embarks on China visit (rep 21/03/2016), Mission
China:
People are waiting to see if our PM can convince his
Chinese counterpart on Nepal's need for an alternate
access to the sea, by Suresh Acharya (rep
21/03/2016)
China
matters:
China is an astute rising superpower and it hardly plays
into other's hands easily; So it will be naïve to try to
play the infamous China card, by Madhu Raman Acharya
(rep 19/03/2016)
Tarai
forces
draw China’s attention to their agendas (kp
19/03/2016)
Nepal-China
transit
treaty negotiations end, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
19/03/2016), PM
says
will sign transit, transport deal with China (rep
19/03/2016), PM
Oli
may push for expanding trade with China, by Purna
Basnet (rep 19/03/2016), Sign
oil
import agreement with China: Senior leaders to Oli
(rep 19/03/2016)
Bhattarai
tells
PM to sign BIPPA with China (ht 19/03/2016)
PM
to
fly to China with Himalaya, by Sangam Prasain (kp
18/03/2016)
No
oil
for Oli: “Beijing can take advantage of Nepal’s
increased distance from India, but is unlikely to help
us at the cost of angering New Delhi”, by Om Astha
Rai (nt 18/03/2016), The
China
Syndrome: Prime Minister Oli’s main task is to restore
China’s trust in Nepal’s future stability (nt
18/03/2016)
What
does
Nepal offer?: Let development works from now on be a
symbol of cooperation between the two countries, not of
our dependence on China, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep
17/03/2016)
NEA,
China’s
CWE moving closer on West Seti project, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 16/03/2016)
Nepal,
China
likely to sign airport loan agreement (ht
16/03/2016)
Six
MoUs
to be signed, by Anil Giri (kp 15/03/2016)
To
China,
with hope: PM Oli is going to China at a time when the
blockade is still fresh in public memory and expectations
from China are high, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
15/03/2016)
Mr
Oli
goes to China: Nepal is still a part of an overarching
Chinese policy in South Asia, by Biswas Baral (rep
14/03/2016)
Kerung
border
point resumes operations, by Krishna Thapa (kp
13/03/2016)
China
‘willing’
to respond to Nepal’s infrastructure needs (kp
10/03/2016) [Financial support is
useless as long as government and administration do not
infest this money!!], PM's
visit
to China: IBN for materialising West Seti agreement,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/03/2016), PM
to
seek Chinese investment in hydropower (ht
11/03/2016), Govt
eyeing
fuel, hydro deals during PM's China visit (rep
11/03/2016), Nepal
to
seek duty-free access for 400 products: Signing of
Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement
less likely, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/03/2016)
Locals
ask
govt to seek Chinese aid, by Ananda Gautam (kp
10/03/2016)
China
prez
may visit Nepal later this year, by Purna Basnet (rep
08/03/2016)
Proposed
Pokhara
International Airport: Loan deal may be signed during
Oli’s China visit (kp 05/03/2016)
Govt
team
in Beijing for fuel-import talks, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
04/03/2016)
NAC
agrees
to receive aircraft with conditions: Among the conditions,
the national flag carrier has demanded that China’s AVIC
International, the supplier of the problem-plagued MA60
and Y12e, guarantee compensation for losses incurred
while flying the planes in Nepal with a load penalty,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 04/03/2016)
China-South
Asia
expo: Nepal to make strong presence in Kunming, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 02/03/2016)
Commercial
petro-deal
with China during PM's visit, by Sujan Dhungana (rep
01/03/2016)
Bilateral
security
meeting ends (ht 29/02/2016)
PM
Oli
likely to visit China from March 20, by Anil Giri (kp
28/02/2016)
Nepal
set
for major Chinese investment in solar energy (ht
24/02/2016)
Flow
of
Chinese tourists dismal despite free visa provision,
by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 17/02/2016)
The
China
delusion: Our leaders and analysts should stop looking at
China through their rose-tinted glass and acting as spin
doctors of Chinese government, by Trailokya Raj Aryal
(rep 17/02/2016) [critical towards
China but starry-eyed towards India??]
PM
to
visit China next month (kp 16/02/2016)
Electric
bus
operations: China team to visit Capital for feasibility
study: KMC (kp 15/02/2016)
China:
Koirala
was committed to better ties (kp 10/02/2016)
CommMin
to
prepare draft of transit treaty (kp 03/02/2016)
Plan
to
sign petro deal with China on the back burner: Officials
say improved supply from India has delayes the plan,
by Sujan Dhungana (rep 02/02/2016) [Yes,
please wait for the next Indian blockade! It will come
for sure!!]
China
hails
Nepal’s bid to resolve differences (kp 27/01/2016)
Nepal-China
ties
will strengthen further: Thapa (ht 25/01/2016)
Northern
ties:
Nepal should look over the Himalaya for increased
investment to boost its economy, by Suresh Pranjali
(kp 24/01/2016)
NECHIN
time:
President Xi Jinping of China had first proposed the
Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor, an idea supported
by PM Narendra Modi of India, by Suresh Acharya (rep
20/01/2016)
PM's
India,
China visits: Indian, Chinese envoys call on DPM Thapa,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/01/2016)
FinMin
urges
China to settle pending issues (ht 18/01/2016)
Preparations
gather
momentum for prime minister’s China visit (kp
14/01/2016)
China
connection:
Deeper economic integration with China is a key to build
a prosperous and strong Nepal, by Ram C. Acharya (kp
12/01/2016)
First
batch
of Chinese tourists get free visas (kp 08/01/2016)
$216m
loan
agreed: China EXIM Bank to provide 25 percent of the
loan without interest, by Sangam Prasain (kp
05/01/2016)
The
China
factor: What Nepal expects from China is respect and
continued support for its prosperity, by Dipendra
Adhikari (rep 04/01/2016)
Nepal
proposing
China to open three border points, by Kriti Bhuju
(rep 04/01/2016)
China
to
grant 1.4m litre more fuel (kp 30/12/2015), Thapa
returns
with China’s pledge of another fuel grant (ht
30/12/2015)
Chengdu
offers
to open consulate general office: Chengdu mayor
underlines the need of a cooperation mechanism to
further economic cooperation (kp 28/12/2015)
Nepal
and
China agree to sign long-term fuel deal, by Anil
Giri (kp 26/12/2015), China
agrees
to trade in fuel with Nepal on long-term basis, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 26/12/2015)
NOC
to
obtain bullets to bring gas from China, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 26/12/2015)
Govt
waives
visa fee for Chinese tourists, by Sangam Prasain (kp
26/12/2015)
China
hints
at more fuel aid to Nepal (kp 25/12/2015)
Nepal
urges
China to upgrade border routes (ht 25/12/2015)
Thapa:
China
visit will create economic framework (kp 23/12/2015)
Nepal
to
sign trade and transit pact with China (kp
21/12/2015)
Discussions
continue
on oil deal, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 21/12/2015)
IBN
approves
Rs14b Chinese investment, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
21/12/2015)
Thapa
likely
to visit Beijing next week for fuel deal (kp
18/12/2015), Nepal
prepares
wish list ahead of foreign minister’s China visit
(ht 18/12/2015), DPM
Thapa
leaving for five-day China visit: Expected to seal a
trade and transit agreement with the northern neighbour
(ht 20/12/2015)
Bordering
on
helplessness: An abandoned town and a lifeless bridge at
the once-busy checkpoint between Nepal and China, by
Xiaotong Xu and Siran Liang (nt 18/12/2015), The
wild
west: Rasuwa was projected as an alternative trade route
to China, but is plagued by delays and corruption,
by Dambar K Shrestha (nt 18/12/2015)
Nepal
to
propose China to resume Ktm-Lhasa direct bus service
(kp 17/12/2015)
House
panel
directs govt to repair Araniko Highway (kp
17/12/2015)
Trade
through
Tatopani unlikely to resume soon: China mulls over new
transit point, by Anil Giri (kp 14/12/2015)
Nepal-China
trade:
Locals of Tatopani left out in cold: Call on the
government to do the needful to reopen border point
pronto, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 13/12/2015)
Fuel
import
from north: Nepal mulls G2G deal with China, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/11/2015)
Officials
at
loss over Chinese fuel deal, by Anil Giri (kp
07/12/2015)
Nepal
seeks
additional fuel from China in grant, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 30/11/2015)
Imports
through
Kerung route ‘not impossible’ (kp 30/11/2015)
China
announces
zero-tariff for 97% Nepali commodities (rep
27/11/2015)
Tax
issues
delay oil accord with China, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
23/11/2015), Delays
dogging
Nepal-China fuel pact, by Sujan Dhungana (rep
23/11/2015)
Bajhang-Tibet
road
construction to open opportunities for traders (ht
23/11/2015)
Trade
activities
increase at Rasuwa border point, by Krishna Thapa
(kp 22/11/2015), Govt
to
open all border points with China: DPM (kp
23/11/2015)
Team
named
to sign oil trade deal with China (kp 20/11/2015), Seven-member
Nepali
team set to visit China soon to seal petroleum deal
(ht 20/11/2015), Team
to
leave for Beijing tomorrow (kp 22/11/2015), Nepali
delegation
leaving for China today (ht 22/11/2015)
Drastic
increase
in Chinese aid surprises Mustang locals: Goods worth
about Rs 80 million offered in grant, by Dilip
Poudel (rep 19/11/2015)
Fuel
imports
from China: No ceiling on supply volume: Minister Pun,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 19/11/2015)
Tibet
to
be developed as gateway to Asia (kp 18/11/2015)
15th
Nepal
China-Tibet Economic and Trade Fair 2015 kicks off
(ht 18/11/2015), Electric
products
big draw at Nepal-China trade fair (kp 19/11/2015)
‘China
ready
to send gas via Tatopani’ (kp
16/11/2015), China
proposes
to bring gas bullets directly to Panchkhal (ht
16/11/2015)
MoU
signed
to promote solar energy (ht 11/11/2015)
House
committee
to govt: ‘Improve trade routes in north’ (kp
10/11/2015), House
panel
directs govt to expedite trade routes with China (ht
10/11/2015)
2
border points face obstruction, by Sudeep Kaini (kp
08/11/2015)
7
new routes to be used: Besides 2 in use, Nepal and China
agree to upgrade passes being used by locals for trade,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/11/2015), Nepal-China
agree
to enhance bilateral trade (ht 06/11/2015), Kerung
trade
point is prority for China, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
07/11/2015)
Nepal-China
oil
deal: NOC invites PetroChina for talks (kp
04/11/2015), PetroChina
officials
invited for talks (ht 04/11/2015)
Nepal,
China
to reopen Khasa route at earliest, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/11/2015)
Customs
DDG-level
talks with China today (ht 03/11/2015)
Nepal
to
request China to open more passes (kp
03/11/2015), Nepal
asks
China to keep fuel shipments flowing, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 03/11/2015)
New
Dynamism In Nepal-China Relations, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 02/10/2015)
'Trade
and
transit treaty with China being mulled' (ht
01/11/2015)
3
tankers arrive with fuel: With 27KL Chinese petrol,
trucks are expected in Kathmandu today, by Krishna
Thapa (kp 01/11/2015),
Three
tankers
loaded with Chinese petrol to arrive in Capital today
(kp 01/11/2015)
Tankers
in
north border to take fuel from China, by Krishna
Thapa (kp 31/10/2015), Interpreting
China:
Chinese presence and influence is everywhere but China
is not flaunting it, something the Indians like to do in
Nepal, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep
31/10/2015)
100t
of
grant petrol arriving on Saturday (kp
30/10/2015), Tankers
to
leave for Kyirong today (ht
30/10/2015), A
landmark deal (ht 30/10/2015),
Escape
plan:
The country needs a strategy to break away from the
stranglehold some countries have over Nepal, by
Shyam KC (kp 30/10/2015)
Nepal
inks
historic oil agreement with China, by Sangam Prasain
and Rajesh Khanal (kp 29/10/2015), Nepal
inks
framework deal with China for fuel supply, by Purna
Basnet and Rudra Pangeni (rep 29/10/2015),
Nepal,
China
seal deal for import of fuel, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 29/10/2015), Chinese
petrol
likely to arrive by next week (ht
29/10/2015)
Govt
team
to hold talks on petro products import from China:
Delegation leaving for Beijing to seal G2G deal, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 26/10/2015), Nepal
asked
to take 1KT fuel by Nov 25: NOC officials say fuel
transport through Kerung-Rasuwagadhi ‘technically
feasible’, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
26/10/2015), 'Supply
of
grant fuel from China within one or two days' (rep
26/10/2015), China
set
to be Nepal’s 2nd oil trade partner: Eight-member
government team heads to Beijing for negotiations,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 27/10/2015),
Nepal
Oil
Corporation tells transporters to keep fuel tankers on
standby (ht 27/10/2015),
First
consignment
likely this week (kp
27/10/2015), Fuel
talks
with China ‘moving well’, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
28/10/2015), China
ready
to provide fuel (ht 28/10/2015)
Govt
to
procure fuel from China: China pledges 1,000
tonnes of fuel as subsidy to Nepal, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 25/10/2015)
China
Premier
hails Oli’s pm election (kp 13/10/2015)
Nepal
most
viable bridge between China and South Asia,
interview with Hu Shisheng (kp 12/10/2015)
The
China
card: The temptation for China to play the knight in
shining armor that comes to Nepal's miraculous recue is
getting harder to resist, by Biswas Baral (rep
08/10/2015)
MPs
lobby
for opening all passes with China (kp 07/10/2015), Wishful
Thinking, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
07/10/2015)
Ministry
seeks
Euro III standard fuel from China, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 03/10/2015), It's
not
possible to redirect trade to China immediately: Mahat,
by Binod Subedi (rep 05/10/2015),
Experts
blame
laeders' apathy for poor trade connectivity with China,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 05/10/2015)
Rasuwagadhi-Kyerung
trade
route: Ministry requests Chinese side for speedy
maintenance (kp 01/10/2015)
Nepal
and
China historic border talks (ht 14/09/2015)
Chinese
leaders,
experts suggest: Nepal crisis should be resolved through
dialogue, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 13/09/2015)
China
to
provide one-third of loans without interest (kp
29/08/2015)
China
‘ready’
to help Nepal simplify trade procedures (kp
23/08/2015)
Once
a
refugee, always a refugee, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
21/08/2015)
People-to-people
diplomacy:
Shrestha’s book gives insight into the Nepali diaspora
living in China, by Bhim Udas (kp 16/08/2015)
China
to
help reconstruct Nuwakot (kp 10/08/2015)
Nepali
workers
top Tibetans’ wantlist, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
04/08/2015)
Nepali
girl's
China dream turns into nightmare: Rescue efforts a tough
task in lack of identity, address details, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 04/08/2015)
Sixty
years
strong: Our relationship with China has evolved to
include interests larger than security (kp
31/07/2015), Friend
in
the north: China is ready to do whatever it can to help
post-quake Nepal, by Wang Li (kp 31/07/2015), Nepal,
China
exchange greetings on 60 yrs of ties (kp
01/08/2015), Nepal,
China
mark 60 years of diplomatic ties: Prime Minister Koirala
appreciates growing India-China friendship (ht)
NA,
with
China troops, to reopen north trade points (kp
25/07/2015), NA
to
work to reopen Araniko Highway (ht 25/07/2015)
Chinese
asst
minister arrives today (kp 21/07/2015), Nepal,
China
to talk rebuilding projects (kp 22/07/2015), China:
Ready
to work with India; Nepal, China sign two pacts for
post-earthquake rebuilding, rehab, by Anil Giri (kp
24/07/2015), China
to
gift $10m for post-quake rebuilding (kp 24/07/2015),
Chinese
minister
calls on Koirala (ht 25/07/2015)
Rail
network
can be extended upto Kathmandu, say Chinese officials,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 20/07/2015)
Trilateral
corridor:
Connecting China and India through Nepal could be
tremendously beneficial for Nepal’s post-quake economy,
by Maina Dhital (kp 17/07/2015)
Friends
and
benefits: Kathmandu needs to take advantage of the
improving bilateral relations between Beijing and New
Delhi, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 13/07/2015)
Tatopani
customs
clearance at TIA (ht 13/07/2015)
Maoists
write
to Modi, Xi and PM Koirala on Lipu-Lekh (kp
10/07/2015)
The
trilateral
path: Nepal stands to benefit from the rapprochement
between India and China, and not just in earthquake
reconstruction, by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt
10/07/2015)
China
agrees
to release goods stuck at Khasa, by Rishi Ram Poudel
(kp 27/06/2015)
China
likely
to extend US$650 million, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
25/06/2015)
China
raises
Rs 1.21b for Nepal, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp
24/06/2015)
Yam
indeed:
Decision to expand Sino-Indian border trade through
Lipulekh Pass disregards Nepal’s sovereign rights over
the area, by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (kp
22/06/2015), Nepal
collecting
facts to defend Lipu-Lekh pass, by Anil Giri (kp
27/06/2015), Govt
told
to clear position (kp 02/07/2015), Lawmakers
flay
govt over India-China Lipu Lekh deal (rep
02/07/2015), House
gets
vague clarification (kp 03/07/2015), Discreet
diplomacy:
Foreign Ministry must try to convince China that the
Lipulekh Pass is a disputed area between Nepal and India,
by Gopal Thapa (kp 08/07/2015)
Revisiting
Nepal-China Ties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 21/06/2015)
Rasuwagadi
customs
office back in business (ht 20/06/2015)
Tatopani
shut;
Dashain imports to be hit, by Rishi Ram Poudyal (kp
15/06/2015)
Minister
Thapa
seeks Chinese help for post-quake reconstruction work
(ht 15/06/2015)
Chinese
VP
assures of support for Nepal's reconstruction plan,
by Purna Basnet (rep 13/06/2015)
China
to
build Bailey bridge at Tatopani border, by Rishiram
Poudyal (kp 12/06/2015)
DDMC
asks
Prez to help open border with Tibet, by Sudip Kaini
(kp 10/06/2015)
Lipu
Lekh
dispute: Panel asks govt to start efforts to correct
India-China statement; Surveyor Buddhi Narayan Shrestha
says historical maps and facts suggest that the
Lipu-Lekhis located at Byas VDC in Darchula district
(kp 10/06/2015), Indian
Communist
leader Yechury denounces India-China statement: The
CPI-M leader says the two countries should have
consulted Nepal prior to deciding on the trade route
plan (kp 11/06/2015)
Leaders
express
concerns over India-China statement: A joint statement of
India and China states the two countries have agreed to
expand border at Lipu-Lekh, an area which Nepal claims to
be inside its territory, by Anil Giri (kp 28/05/2015)
India,
China
for trilateral co-op with Nepal: Officials in Nepal
welcome ‘respect for sovereignty, independence’, by
Anil Giri (kp 22/05/2015), Nepal's
sensitivity
ignored, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 25/05/2015)
Chinese
vice
minister arriving (kp 20/05/2015)
China
to
send additional relief aid worth Rs 1.3 bn (ht
19/05/2015)
Booming
India
& China: Opportunity for Nepal; The two emerging
economies in Asia are competing to invest in Nepal,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 24/04/2015)
Koirala
meets
Chinese prez (kp 23/04/2015)
Luring
the
dragon: Tourism destinations in Nepal are busy, as more
and more Chinese are arriving, by Aditya Baral (kp
21/04/2015), Chinese
are
coming: Nepal needs to learn from global initiatives to
lure Chinese tourists (kp 24/04/2015), China
set
to edge out India as No 1 tourist source, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 25/04/2015)
Chinese
officials
meet PM, Dahal (kp 20/04/2015)
Import
from
China soars by 40.4pc (ht 15/04/2015)
Nepal,
China
agree to amend airworthiness pact (ht 14/04/2015)
China
to
build Rasuwa dry port (kp 11/04/2015), China
to
help build ICD in Timure (ht 11/04/2015)
Report:
China
eyeing Tibet-Nepal railway (kp 10/04/2015), China
may
build tunnel under Everest (ht 10/05/2015)
Strategy
for
success: Nepal needs to think on the strategic
relationship it wants to cultivate with a rising China,
by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 07/04/2015)
China
to
extend railway link by 2020 (kp 02/04/2015)
China
for
early constitution (ht 02/04/2015)
Xi
announces
Rs 14b in new aid: Money to be used to upgrade Araniko
Highway, build transport infrastructure, by Nirmal
Shrestha (kp 29/03/2015)
President
leaves
for China today (kp 26/03/2015), Prez
leaving
for China today (ht 26/03/2015), Prez
to
inaugurate Araniko centre, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp
26/03/2015), Prez
Yadav
leaves for China on weeklong visit: To address BOAO
Forum for Asia tomorrow; Will return home after a trip
to Lhasa on April 1 (ht 27/03/2015), Prez
calls
for concerted
efforts to fight poverty (ht 29/03/2015)
China
to
extend new aid package, by Anil Giri (kp 25/03/2015)
China's
Silk
Road initiative: Experts: Nepal should create
opportunities (kp 24/03/2015)
Pata
Nepal
targets 215k Chinese tourists (kp 22/03/2015)
‘Beijing
eager
to welcome prez Yadav’ (ht 21/03/2015), ‘Secure
Xi’s
visit to Nepal’, by Anil Giri (kp 23/03/2015), The
Chinese
connection: Boao forum is an opportunity for President
Yadav to pursue bilateral talks with China at the highest
level, by Dhruba H. Adhikary (kp 25/03/2015)
China
assures
more support in key areas (ht 19/03/2015)
Largest
Chinese
FDI pledge comes in cement, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
18/03/2015)
Nepal,
China
to sign RMB800m aid pact: Finance Secretary Suman Sharma
and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai are scheduled
to sign the agreement (kp 17/03/2015), China
jacks
up aid to Nepal five-fold (kp 18/03/2015), China
agrees
to extend grant assistance of Rs 12.83 billion (ht
18/03/2015), China
ups
grant assistance to Nepal (rep 18/03/2015)
Foreign
Minister
Pandey to head for China from Japan (ht 17/03/2015), FM
Pandey
in Chinese capital (kp 18/03/2015), FM
lauds
China’s peripheral diplomacy (kp 20/03/2015), FM
Pandey
meets Chinese vice president in Beijing (kp
21/03/2015), Nepal
renews
invitation to China leaders: Foreign minister expects
visits from Chinese prez, premier (ht 22/03/2015)
Tourism
flatlines,
Chinese are up: Number of Chinese tourists have increased
by 18 per cent in the past year (nt 13/03/2015)
Police
step
up vigil to foil anti-China protests (ht 11/03/2015)
China
moves
to construct inland container depot at Rasuwagadhi
(kp 10/03/2015)
Reviving
the
road: Landlocked economies in South Asia could benefit
from China’s plans to build the 21st Century Maritime
Silk Road, by Madan Kumar Dahal (kp 10/03/2015)
Chinese
bank
officials to visit on March 9: Finance Ministry hopeful
of signing loan agreement on Pokhara airport in next
phase (ht 04/03/2015)
Trade
deficit
with China rises by 41.45 per cent (ht 28/02/2015)
China
to
offer Rs 10m to flood-hit school (kp 10/02/2015)
Trans-border
fibre
connection in offing: NT, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht
08/02/2015)
China
demand
for tiger parts fuelling poaching: Experts (ht
04/02/2015)
Looming
China:
China has been actively wooing snmall countries like
Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal to reduce India's dominance
in South Asia, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 31/01/2015)
Missing
skepticism:
We have failed to question, let alone answer, the
reasons behind the newfound Chinese interests in Nepal,
by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 28/01/2015)
Panel
proposed
to mark Nepal-China ties (kp 26/01/2015), Panel
to
celebrate Nepal-China ties (kp 27/01/2015)
Country
may
open rice export to China (ht 21/01/2015)
300
containers
stranded in Khasa due to strike (kp 13/01/2015), Trucks
with
perishable goods allowed to depart, by Rishiram Poudel
(kp 16/01/2015)
Revisiting
Citrus Trade Agreement With China, by Prakash Paudel
(rn 08/01/2015)
Chinese
interest:
Frequent visits of Chinese delegations show China's
apprehensions vis-à-vis Nepal, by Birendra P. Mishra
(rep 06/01/2015)
House
panel
asks govt to study railway feasibility, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 06/01/2015)
Chinese
case:
Similar agro-biodiversity of Tibet and northern Nepal
makes cooperation between the two meaningful, by
Bhairab Raj Kaini (rep 05/01/2015)
High
level
exchange of visits on the cards: President Yadav likely
to leave for Hainan Province in March-end to attend Boao
Conference, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/01/2015)
List
of
products facing problemin export forwarded to China
(ht 04/01/2015)
The
Chinese
are coming: ...but a lot more tourists from China would
visit if there was more information about Nepal online
in Mandarin, by Claire Li Yingxue (nt 02/01/2015)
Nepal,
China
sign agreement: Citizens of both nations to get single-day
travel permit to visit each other’s country (ht
01/01/2015)
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