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China/ Diplomacy

Nepal and China fast track rail link in aftermath of Sino-Indian border row

Beijing says landlocked country can be a bridge between Asian giants

Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Krishna Bahadur Mahara meets Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

China and Nepal agreed on Thursday to ramp up plans for a cross-border railway amid public assurances from China that Beijing would work hard to avoid conflict with New Delhi.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also said Beijing hoped Nepal could be a bridge between China and India, following a bitter border stand-off between the two Asian heavyweights.