Kathmandu, 5 September: China has focused on developing “strategic partnerships” with its neighboring countries, said Professor Dr Hu Shisheng, Director, Institute of China and South Asian Studies.
Delivering his keynote speech at a roundtable “Contemporary Nepal-China Ties” between Nepal’s knowledgeable circle and visiting China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) team of experts and researchers organized by the China Study Center Nepal on Monday evening, noted Chinese scholar who is closely observing the Nepal-China relations, said that Nepal is an important country for China and has given priority on bilateral relations.
Hu said that political stability, continuity and cooperation among different political parties are essential for the economic development of a nation. Giving an example of India which has tremendously achieved economic prosperity within a decade, Professor Dr Hu said that political continuity and cooperation among the political parties are important for economic development.
“We are here to know about what has gone wrong in our bilateral relations and what should be done for better relations,” said Prof Hu explaining that China believes in a win-win situation, shared development and economic prosperity among the partners.
Hu suggested focusing on hydropower and tourism for Nepal’s economic prosperity.
He also advised for development of an electricity consumption market within the country.
“Common security, common development and respecting mutual security sensitivity are the key elements in enhancing bilateral relations, Fu said.
“China respects the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Nepal,” Hu said responding to queries made by participants at the roundtable.
“Nepal’s prosperity is the Chinese priority, it is because Nepal being a less developed nation in between the two big and prosperous nations will be a big shame for both the countries,” he remarked.
Nepali participants at the roundtable, including former ambassadors Lila Mani Paudyal, Rajeshwor Acharya, Gen Keshar Bahadur Bhandari (Retd), former Nepal Investigation Department chief Deviram Sharma, Maoist Center leader Lilamani Pokhrel, former minister and NC leader Minendra Rijal, former minister and UML leader Pradeep Gyawali, senior journalists M.R. Josse and prof P.Kharel, among others took part in the roundtable.
Dr Upendra Gautam, secretary general of the China Study Center Nepal shed light on the contemporary bilateral relations between Nepal and China.
Sundar Prasad Bhattarai, acting chairman of CRI and Professor Mohan Lohani explained the existing bilateral relations between Nepal and China and the role of CICIR and CSIN in the field of conducting research works and exchange of visits of the researchers and experts between the two nations.
A delegation from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), a think tank based in Beijing, arrived here on Monday at the invitation of the CSCN.
The delegation, led by Dr. Hu Shisheng, Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, CICIR, is comprised of Dr. Jia Chunyang, scholar/researcher; Dr. Zhang Shujian, scholar/researcher; and Dr. Guo Chunmei, Deputy Director of the Institute of Southeast Asian and Oceania Studies.
CICIR is a longstanding, extensive, and multifunctional research and consultation complex focusing on international development, strategic, and security studies. It covers all geographic areas and major issues in the world. It opened up to the public in 1980, and it extensively unified several specialized, regional, and issue-focused institutes such as China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations in 2003.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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