Kathmandu, 14 August: Wang Wenbin, Foreign Ministry Spokespers of China has said that Nepal supported China’s legitimate position on Tibet, Xinjing, Hong Kong and other internal affairs. Responding to a query relating to a bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of China and Nepal at the regular press conference in Beijing on August 11, Wang said the following:
I would like to take this opportunity to share with you the talks between Chinese and Nepali foreign ministers. Yesterday, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with the visiting Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka in Qingdao, Shandong Province.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, China and Nepal, linked by mountains and rivers, have enjoyed ever-lasting friendship. No matter how the international and regional situations changed, China and Nepal have always firmly supported each other on issues involving core interests and always stood shoulder to shoulder in the face of tests and challenges. It’s China’s consistent position that all countries, big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak, are equal. China will continue to firmly support Nepal’s efforts to safeguard its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, pursue a development path in line with its national conditions, improve Nepali people’s lives, and revitalize the nation. China is ready to work with Nepal to implement the fruitful outcomes of President Xi Jinping’s historic visit to Nepal, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, carry forward the ever-lasting friendship, and open up new prospects for the development of bilateral relations.
Foreign Minister Khadka said that Nepal and China enjoy a time-honored friendship and are true friends who share weal and woe. Nepal firmly pursues the one-China principle and will never allow any activities that use Nepal’s territory to oppose China and undermine China’s interests. Nepal supports China’s legitimate position on Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and other internal affairs.
The two sides conducted in-depth communication on bilateral relations and practical cooperation, and reached extensive common understandings.
The two sides will maintain high-level exchanges, strengthen party-to-party exchanges, and deepen exchanges of experience and mutual learning on party and state governance.
The two sides will negotiate and conclude an implementation plan for Belt and Road cooperation as soon as possible, and will convene a meeting of the Joint Commission on Economy and Trade and a meeting of the Working Group on Facilitating Trade within this year. China welcomes Nepal’s efforts to export more tea, medical herbs and farm and pasture products to China, and encourages Chinese enterprises to invest in Nepal, so as to help the country develop manufacturing and modern agriculture and enhance its capacity for self-driven development.
The two sides will speed up the Kathmandu Ring Road Improvement Project (Phase II) at a faster pace and advance electric power interconnection projects. The two sides will strengthen the Electric Power Cooperation Plan and build the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network. During the talks of the Chinese and Nepali foreign ministers, the two sides agreed to build the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that Chinese aid for Nepal will be used to support the feasibility study of the China-Nepal cross-border railway, and China will send experts to Nepal to conduct on-the-ground survey within this year.
The two sides will continue to deepen cooperation on disaster prevention and mitigation. The Nepali side thanked China for lending a helping hand at the critical moment when Nepal was struck by earthquake and fell short of fuel. The Chinese side said that China will provide Nepal with disaster prevention and medical supplies through China-South Asia Emergency Supplies Reserve.
The two sides will strengthen cooperation on pandemic response and medical care, advance the development and operation of the China-Nepal Chinese Medicine Center, and support enterprises of the two countries in carrying out cooperation in planting Chinese medical herbs. China will provide blood cancer treatment equipment and technology for public hospitals in Nepal and continue to offer vaccine assistance.
The two sides will strengthen cooperation on justice, combating cross-border cybercrimes, border management, joint prevention and control, and ports, among others.
The two sides will deepen people-to-people and cultural exchanges and increase direct flights to facilitate personnel exchanges. China welcomes Nepali students to return to China to continue their studies.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that Chinese financial aid for Nepal will be used to support the feasibility study of the China-Nepal cross-border railway, and China will send experts to Nepal to conduct on-the-ground survey within this year. Noting that the zero-tariff treatment granted by China to 98 percent of Nepali products will come into effect on September 1, Wang Yi said that China supports Nepal in making good use of this policy dividend to expand its export to China.
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