Deng Xiaoping gifts Chinese Great Wall Cigar to Nepal in 1978
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Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's diplomatic engagements with Nepal included two significant visits, first in 1957 and again in 1960. Both visits involved transit stops in another country. Popular accounts on Chinese digital platforms often mention that one of Zhou's dying wishes was to experience the Himalayas from above on a flight to Nepal. This wish was posthumously honored on February 3, 1978, when Deng Xiaoping, during his official visit, fulfilled Zhou’s longing as he journeyed to Nepal.
Deng Xiaoping gifts Chinese Great Wall Cigar to Nepal in 1978
Deng Xiaoping gifts Chinese Great Wall Cigar…
Deng Xiaoping gifts Chinese Great Wall Cigar to Nepal in 1978
Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's diplomatic engagements with Nepal included two significant visits, first in 1957 and again in 1960. Both visits involved transit stops in another country. Popular accounts on Chinese digital platforms often mention that one of Zhou's dying wishes was to experience the Himalayas from above on a flight to Nepal. This wish was posthumously honored on February 3, 1978, when Deng Xiaoping, during his official visit, fulfilled Zhou’s longing as he journeyed to Nepal.