Aatmja Kumari(Intern Journalist): President Xi Jinping has been severely shocked by Nepal. At the same time after 23 years, the Chinese President, who visited Nepal in 2019, signed his dream project belt and road project with Nepal in Kathmandu. Even after a year has passed, no special work has been done on implementing these projects between the two countries.
According to the Nepal news report, after the blockade of India in 2015, the government of Nepal decided to increase its trade with China. However, even after all these years have passed, he has not shown any special interest in increasing trade with China. The condition is that the only Rasuwagadi-Kathmandu highway connecting China is counting its last breath.
The Government of Nepal has not yet been able to work to improve its health. Another example of the Nepalese tremor to China is the Trans-Himalayan Multifaceted Connectivity Network which was signed during President Xi Jinping’s visit last year. The purpose of this project on paper was to connect Nepal to the trade routes by land, railways, sea and air.
However, Nepal’s leaders have kept quiet in moving forward on these Chinese agreements. The report said that Nepal’s leaders and officials have tried to hide their incompetence by pretending to Corona. It is believed that there may be further delays. Transport Minister Gopal Prasad in Nepal government said that Chinese experts could not come to Nepal, due to which there has been a delay in studying planning and practicality.
This is the situation when Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli himself promised to extend these projects. Former Nepal ambassador to China Tanaka Karki said that Nepal is dragging its feet back due to external pressure. Especially when China is under tension with America and India. Some other experts say that this delay is not new. Even with India, Nepal’s project ministries are hanging because of lack of cooperation.