China won’t keep quiet if Nepal’s territorial integrity threatened

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 13 Dec: China won’t keep quiet if Nepal, located on the southern lap of the Himalaya and Tibet is threatened, according to China’s new Ambassador Qui Guohong.
The new Chinese ambassador said stability in Nepal is important for southern China and Tibet.
“China is consistent in its non-interference policy. We are always ready to support Nepal’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We fully respect Nepal’s sovereignty.
“However, we will not remain quiet if Nepal is subjected to a threat to its territorial integrity and sovereignty from any quarter.
“Stable neighbour is very important to southern China and Tibetan Autonomous Region.
“If Nepal faces problems in future, China will support the effort of the Nepalese government and people’s efforts to safeguard its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Ambassador Qui told reporters Friday immediately after the visit if a Chinese military delegation headed by the Deputy Chief of the PLA Lt Gen Ma Xiaotian...
Border security and Tibet figure in discussions during the visit.
Continuing its South Asia visit, the delegation proceeded to India from Nepal.
China’s strong comes at a time when the exiled Tibetan community in India where the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama lives in self-exile recently discussed launching an independence movement.
In the 1960’s and early 1970’s Tibetan Khampa guerrillas launched a pro-independence movement from Mustang,
Ambassador Qui called for ‘good and stable environment’ for Chinese investment in Nepal.
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Discordant tunes in CPU-UML

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 13 Dec: Two top CPN-UML leaders are talking discordant notes confusing the people on whether the party will continue in a Maoist-led government or opt out of it.
“Maoists could not perform well with their expertise to lead the government and no one is expecting the Nepali Congress. Now it’s our responsibility to lead the government on the right path,” General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal said Friday in the capital, according to The Rising Nepal.
He asked the central leadership to gear up for shouldering any responsibilities that might come their way, the newspaper reports.
But Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdeb Gautam, said Friday the CPN-UML will quit government with Maoists if the government’s leader is booted out.
Gautam, known for his proximity with CPN(Maoist) said,” In the present context, it will be next to impossible to form a government without the former rebels. Even if such an administration is formed, it will not last long,” Gautam said urging his party to opt out of government if it is toppled..
Nepali Congress is trying to assemble what it calls a ‘democratic front’ against Maoists as leading politicians openly say the constitution drafting process will receive a setback with government change.
Maoists have vowed to take to the streets if they are ousted.
The traditional divide between the Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist) has re-surfaced after Nepali Congress and Girija Prasad Koirala were toppled in CA elections and government.
Congress and CPN (Maoist) trade charged blaming each other for abandoning a ‘politics of consensus’.
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“The task of constitution making can gain momentum only when CPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN-UML move ahead cohesively.”

(Former CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, The Himalayan Times, 13 Dec.)