Nepal-China in March 2025

Issue 3: Updates for the month of March, 2025

Welcome to the monthly Nepal-China in a Month series, where we recap key developments in Nepal-China relations for March, including updates on trade, the Boao Forum, and ties between Chinese firms and the Nepali government. This month’s bonus feature, Neighborhood Watch, offers a Chinese perspective on major South Asian events—highlighting Chinese analysts’ reactions to Mohammad Yunus’s visit to China.

List of updates:

Economy:

1. Smuggling of Chinese Garlic to India through Nepal fuels underground economy

2. Chengdu to Pokhara flights launched and Pokhara city’s Mayor delegation visit to Sichuan

3. Pokhara-Lhasa air routes launched

4. Nepal-China Bamboo weaving exchange training program

5. Cooperation with Chinese firms to strengthen ties with Nepali government bodies

Politics:

1. Kasthamandap Dialogue hosted by the Nepal Peace, Development and Socialism Foundation

2. Trucks caught with NRS 25 crore illegal foreign currency will be taken to the Nepal - China border for gold smuggling.

3. Boao Forum for Asia concludes

Neighborhood watch:

Bangladesh Chief Advisor to the interim Government of Bangladesh Mohammad Yunus visit to China