FM Khanal courts China with assurances, party ties and investment pitch in post Gen Z Nepal

KATHMANDU, June 17: Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal's first official visit to China since the formation of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)-led government was never going to be a routine diplomatic engagement. The visit came at a sensitive moment in Nepal-China relations, marked by Beijing's lingering unease over last year's Gen Z movement, the emergence of a new political force in Kathmandu and Nepal's increasingly active engagement with Western partners.