{"id":431356,"date":"2026-06-17T12:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=431356"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:01:09","slug":"next-five-years-will-see-massive-progress-in-nepal-china-economic-integration-foreign-minister-khanal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/06\/17\/431356.html","title":{"rendered":"Next five years will see massive progress in Nepal-China economic integration: Foreign Minister Khanal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/photo-collage.png-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431315\" style=\"width:516px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/photo-collage.png-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/photo-collage.png-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/photo-collage.png-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/photo-collage.png-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/photo-collage.png-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/photo-collage.png-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>July 17, Kathmandu: <\/strong>Foreign Affairs Minister Shishir Khanal has said that the next five years will mark a period of significant progress in economic integration and cross-border connectivity between Nepal and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to Nepali journalists during his official visit to Beijing, Minister Khanal said he successfully revitalised neighbourly trust by directly addressing past administrative bottlenecks with newfound diplomatic candour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister clarified that Nepal&#8217;s internal anti-corruption investigations regarding the Pokhara International Airport are strictly institutional and do not target Beijing. Furthermore, he reaffirmed Nepal\u2019s steadfast commitment to its non-aligned foreign policy, reassuring Chinese leadership that Nepali territory will never be used to harm its neighbours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dialogue effectively paved the way for robust economic collaboration, pivoting toward practical connectivity, tourism revitalization, and high-value agricultural exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;To maximize trade, China expressed strong support for boosting Nepal&#8217;s laboratory testing and certification capacities. Looking ahead, Minister Khanal envisions a deeper partnership focused on technology exchange, infrastructure development, and industrial growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> He confidently stated that under the current leadership, Nepal-China ties will move past traditional formalities to deliver tangible financial progress and shared prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 17, Kathmandu: Foreign Affairs Minister Shishir Khanal has said that the next five years will mark a period of significant progress in economic integration and cross-border connectivity between Nepal and China. Speaking to Nepali journalists during his official visit to Beijing, Minister Khanal said he successfully revitalised neighbourly trust by directly addressing past administrative &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":431315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,8,3,6,4,5,2],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-431356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administration","category-en-cover","category-english","category-en-featured","category-en-news","category-top-stories","category-top-stories-main"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431360,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431356\/revisions\/431360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431356"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=431356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}