Chinese minister to arrive Nepal on the brink of the election

Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Li Qun is arriving in Nepal on Friday.

Tourism Minister Jeevaram Shrestha’s personal secretary Bhimsen Rajbahak confirmed the Chinese minister’s visit to Nepal. The tourism minister is scheduled to welcome him at the airport.

His visit has been said to “inspect the heritages/structures that have been rebuilt with the help of China after the earthquake.

During his visit to Nepal, the Chinese minister will visit the nine-storey palace of Hanumandhoka in Basantapur. Similarly, he is scheduled to visit Pashupatinath Temple, Krishna Mandir in Patan, and Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

He is arriving in Nepal at a crucial time when Nepal is on the brink of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections. However, a source at the Minister of Foreign Affairs said that his visit should not be seen politically.

Even though his visit has been said to “inspect the heritages/structures that have been rebuilt with the help of China after the earthquake,” observers have raised suspicion over his visit at this crucial hour labeling it “ill-timed”.