Why is the Chinese minister coming on the eve of elections?

Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Li Qun is arriving in Nepal on Friday. He is coming to Nepal to visit cultural heritage sites that are being reconstructed with the help of China after the earthquake. Tourism Minister Jeevaram Shrestha’s personal secretary Bhimsen Rajbahak confirmed the Chinese minister’s visit to Nepal.

“He is coming to Nepal tomorrow. He will inspect the heritage sites being reconstructed at the investment of China. The tourism minister is scheduled to welcome him at the airport,” he said.

The Chinese minister’s visit on the eve of the elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly has been taken meaningfully. A source at the Minister of Foreign Affairs said that his visit should not be seen politically. “He is coming to Nepal to inspect the infrastructures constructed with the help of the Chinese government. Let’s not see his visit in a political way,” the source said. During his visit to Nepal, the Chinese minister will visit the nine-storey palace of Hanumandhoka in Basantapur. Tourism Minister Shrestha will welcome him at the palace. Similarly, he is scheduled to visit Pashupatinath Temple, Krishna Mandir in Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.