Chinas Engagement in Nepal – Ajaya Bhadur Khanal

In recent years, China is aggressively asserting its role in global affairs, disrupting past orders, generating new processes, and reconfiguring dynamics at the domestic, regional and global levels. China growing influence has also transformed relations with Nepal in the past 15 years. Historically, China has played a significant role in Nepal’s strategy for survival. However, in recent years, Chinese engagements in Nepal have diversified around its core strategic interests. Although there is extensive documented research about Nepal’s contemporary relations with other countries like India, there are very few works that chart Nepal’s partnership with China and its impact on Nepal’s national interests and society. This book compiles key features of Chinese engagements in Nepal in areas of strategic security, politics, economy, public diplomacy, and development cooperation since the turn of the century. It also analyses the implications of emerging trends in bilateral relations, particularly after the rise of KP Oli in Nepali politics. This book is intended as a background study that can serve further research and exploration.

Chinas Engagement in Nepal – Ajaya Bhadur Khanal