Nepal-China Neighbourly Ties

Nepal and China have once again reinforced their faith in good neighbourly and friendly ties existing between the two countries and have vowed to take these relations to greater heights. This spirit of camaraderie was expressed during the meeting and interaction between the Nepali leaders and visiting high-level delegation of China led by Zhou Yongkang, Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and also the Secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Communist Party. Zhou was here as special representative of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who conveyed the message of goodwill from the Chinese president and people of China to the people of Nepal.

During the interaction, the Chinese view was clear that the northern neighbour wants peace, stability and prosperity in Nepal, for which Beijing is prepared to make any kind of meaningful contribution. China’s Nepal policy is clear which is based on good neighbourliness and the five principle of peaceful co-existence. As Nepal is now in the process of political transformation, China’s willingness to provide meaningful help to institutionalise peace is definitely significant and praiseworthy.

Right from the time when diplomatic relations were established, China has been providing Nepal comprehensive assistance for building its infrastructure. China has assisted Nepal in constructing several development infrastructure projects like roads, industries and hospitals. China has shown its willingness to further increase its volume of assistance in the future. During the recent visit of the Chinese delegation, Nepal and China signed agreements concerning China’s assistance to Nepal in various fields. This friendly and neighbourly gesture demonstrated by China and its development cooperation have been highly appreciated by the Nepalese government.

Expressing gratitude to China for its support and goodwill towards Nepal, Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has said that the two countries are coming closer and working in true partnership for the development of Nepal. Nepal has also reiterated its one-China policy and vowed not to allow any kind of anti-China activities from its soil. This spirit of Nepal has been highly valued and appreciated by China.

In fact, Nepal and China have no problems but only a friendly and cooperative relationship between them. As China has made tremendous development on the economic front, Nepal can learn a lot from China’s experience. China’s development is a matter of satisfaction for Nepal. Now that China is coming forward more openly and generously to help Nepal in its development and achieving political stability, Nepal should be able to utilise this generosity of China. It is expected that Nepal and China will move further ahead in strengthening their bilateral relations and become partners of development to serve as a model for other countries in the world.