Kathmndu/Beijing: As soon as the government changed in Nepal, China has started wooing the new Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Oli is considered a strong supporter of China. During his tenure, relations between India and Nepal had become quite tense. Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, as soon as the Oli government is formed in Kathmandu, called for cooperation under ‘China-Nepal Belt and Road Cooperation’ to implement the earlier agreement reached between the top leaders and the two countries and to take forward bilateral relations. Has expressed his desire to promote cooperation in other areas also.
It is believed that Oli will fully cooperate with China for this plan. In such a situation, it will cause great tension for India. Strategically, the passage of China’s BRI through India’s most important neighboring country Nepal will prove to be a stressful factor for New Delhi in terms of security. This will further strengthen China’s strategic hold and its plan to encircle India.
China wooed Nepal on the pretext of congratulations
In a message to Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Li extended hearty congratulations to him on behalf of the Chinese government and himself. Under this pretext, he expressed his desire to implement the earlier agreement between the top leaders and the two countries for cooperation under the China-Nepal Belt and Road Cooperation and to promote cooperation in other areas as well to advance bilateral relations. . Nepal and China have signed MoU on ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI). This is an ambitious initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Under this, both the countries are expected to focus on connectivity, trade, development strategies and policy dialogue for cooperation in other areas including economy, environment, technology and culture.
Lee said- Strategic partnership will be favorable for Nepal-China
China’s PM Li said that he always wants to see new progress in Nepal-China friendly strategic partnership to achieve development and prosperity. He also said that relations between the two countries are based on peaceful coexistence, equality and interests of all. According to local media reports, bilateral relations between Nepal and China were elevated to the strategic level during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal in 2019. The two countries had agreed to transform Nepal-China relations from a “comprehensive cooperative partnership characterized by enduring friendship” to a “strategic partnership for development and prosperity”.
Oli sits at the top of power after removing Prachanda from the chair
According to sources in the Prime Minister’s Office in Kathmandu, on Tuesday, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, US Ambassador D.R. Thompson and Chinese Ambassador Chen Song met Prime Minister Oli separately at his office in Singhdarbar and congratulated him. Gave. Oli, president of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and considered a pro-China leader, was appointed Prime Minister of Nepal on July 14. He is now leading a new coalition government which faces the challenge of providing political stability in this Himalayan country. He has replaced Pushp Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ who failed to win the trust vote in the House of Representatives last week, following which the new government was formed. (Language)