China asks Nepal to talk to India, saying Lipulekh dispute is bilateral

8 months ago

(TibetanReview.net, Sep07’25) – China has told Nepal that it respects the latter’s claim over Lipulekh pass but refused to get involved when the issue was raised by visiting Prime Minister KPS Oli. Oli visited China for the Aug 31-Sep 1 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin and the Sep 3 Victory Day Parade in Beijing. He reportedly questioned President Xi Jinping over the Aug 19 agreement between China and India to reopen border trade at the Lipulekh Pass.

The Lipulekh Pass is located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and borders Chinese occupied Tibet and Nepal. However, Nepal claims that the pass belongs to it.

Earlier, on Aug 19, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met ...

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