Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will visit China in early December. This will be Oli’s first foreign trip after taking charge 4 months ago and with this will also break the long-standing tradition in Nepal of the new Prime Minister coming to India on his first foreign tour. Regarding the Nepali Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to China, experts say that Oli is already considered a China supporter and now traveling to China instead of India on his first foreign tour will only reinforce this impression.
Similar analyzes are being made in the Indian media about Oli’s visit to China, for which the official Chinese newspaper Global Times has run into trouble.
Global Times, considered the mouthpiece of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, published an article in this regard and alleged that the Indian media is promoting the Nepali Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to China as a sign of the tense relations between India and Nepal.
Global Times, quoting a so-called expert, wrote that India should consider why China’s welcome is increasing in South Asian countries.
‘Instead of crying, India should…’
The Chinese newspaper quoted Qian Feng, director of the research department at the Institute of National Strategy at Tsinghua University, as saying: “Instead of lamenting the choice of diplomatic relations by a sovereign nation, India should consider whether China will be welcomed in South Asian countries. Why is it increasing? India’s focus on state visit options to the independent country of Nepal not only shows India’s disregard for Nepal’s sovereignty but also shows India’s mentality that it considers other South Asian countries like his lackeys.
The prime minister’s party, CPN-UML, said on Saturday that Oli’s upcoming visit to China will focus on the implementation of previous agreements, Nepal’s main newspaper Kathmandu Post reported. It has been said that preparations for the trip to China have already begun.
According to the newspaper, regarding the visit to China, Prime Minister Oli said: “I am going to China first, it does not mean that our relations with India are not good.” When India [2015-16 में] When there was a blockade, we took a stand, so they were not happy. Now there is no reason for them to be dissatisfied with us because we will maintain friendly, balanced and good relations with our two neighbors.
‘China’s cooperation with South Asian countries…’
A Chinese expert said the Nepali Prime Minister’s visit to China does not necessarily indicate a change in Nepal’s relations with India. He said cooperation with China and cooperation with India are not two different things for Nepal. Qian says China’s cooperation with South Asian countries is based on mutually beneficial relations without conditions or restrictions.
Sudha Ramachandran, South Asia editor of The Diplomat magazine, has written an article in the magazine saying that Oli is widely considered pro-China in India, China and Nepal and his visit to China will further strengthen this perception. .
