Nepal PM Kicks off China Visit Eyeing Investment Deals

Nepal's prime minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (2L) waves alongside his wife Radhika Shakya (L) before his departure, at the Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu on December 2, 2024. Nepal's prime minister left on December 2, for his first bilateral visit to China, a departure from the usual practice by the Himalayan republic's leaders of making India their first official destination. (Photo by Aryan DHIMAL / AFP)

Nepal’s prime minister was in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders, seeking to expand infrastructure cooperation after breaking with the longstanding tradition of new leaders making their first official visit to neighboring India.

Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, who returned to power in July after two previous terms in the top job, arrived in Beijing to kick off the trip Monday evening, footage on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed.

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