Unhappy China scraps Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal

The decision, incidentally, comes at a time when Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is preparing to visit India for a three-day trip starting September 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last month extended an invitation to Prachanda to visit India at the earliest.

Sources told The Indian Express that the Chinese side expressed disappointment with Nepal over a host of issues. According to sources, the Chinese are displeased with Nepal’s apparent lack of preparedness and commitment to joining its One Belt, One Road project — a framework that proposes connectivity and cooperation between China and the rest of Eurasia.

The Chinese are also learnt to be unhappy over the Nepalese side “not implementing the agreements and understandings” reached between the two countries during former Nepal prime minister K P Oli’s visit to Beijing in March.