China–Nepal railway

== History ==

== History ==

On December 7, 1973, [[Birendra of Nepal|King Birendra of Nepal]] visited China and met with Chairman [[Mao Zedong]].{{cite web | title=喜马拉雅"拦路"又遇新冠疫情，中尼加快把铁路修到加德满都 _澎湃新闻-The Paper | website=澎湃新闻-专注时政与思想-ThePaper.cn | date=2022-03-28 | url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_17338000 | language=zh | access-date=2024-09-03}}{{cite web | title=新闻人物：尼泊尔国王比兰德拉 | website=[[China News Service]]| date=2001-06-02 | url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/2001-06-02/26/95444.html | language=zh | access-date=2024-09-03}} During their discussion, King Birendra expressed his desire to strengthen the relationship between Nepal and China. In response, Chairman Mao assured him that China would construct the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to Lhasa, with the eventual goal of extending it to [[Kathmandu]].{{Cite web |title=No light at end of trans-Himalayan train tunnel |url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/no-light-at-end-of-trans-himalayan-train-tunnel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630100416/https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/no-light-at-end-of-trans-himalayan-train-tunnel/ |archive-date=2021-06-30 |access-date=2021-10-19 |website=Nepali Times |date=30 June 2021 |language=en-US}}{{cite web | title=凿穿喜马拉雅山，修一条中尼铁路 | website=虎嗅网 | date=2022-10-04 | url=https://m.huxiu.com/article/677581.html | language=zh | access-date=2024-09-03}} In 2006, the [[Qinghai–Tibet Railway]], the first railway in [[Tibet]], was completed. The same year, the then chairman of [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] [[Qiangba Puncog]] told the former [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] [[Khadga Prasad Oli]], then Deputy Prime Minister, that the railway would be extended to Shigatse and eventually to [[China–Nepal border]].{{cite web | title= 青藏线将延伸至中尼边界 | website=新闻中心首页_新浪网 | date=2006-08-28 | url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-08-28/05159863769s.shtml | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-29}}{{cite web | title=中国计划将青藏铁路延伸至中国-尼泊尔边界 CCTV.com | website=新闻频道_央视网(cctv.com) | url=https://news.cctv.com/china/20060827/101376.shtml | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-29}}

On December 7, 1973, [[Birendra of Nepal|King Birendra of Nepal]] visited China and met with Chairman [[Mao Zedong]].{{cite web | title=喜马拉雅"拦路"又遇新冠疫情，中尼加快把铁路修到加德满都 _澎湃新闻-The Paper | website=澎湃新闻-专注时政与思想-ThePaper.cn | date=2022-03-28 | url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_17338000 | language=zh | access-date=2024-09-03}}{{cite web | title=新闻人物：尼泊尔国王比兰德拉 | website=[[China News Service]]| date=2001-06-02 | url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/2001-06-02/26/95444.html | language=zh | access-date=2024-09-03}} During their discussion, King Birendra expressed his desire to strengthen the relationship between Nepal and China. In response, Chairman Mao assured him that China would construct the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to Lhasa, with the eventual goal of extending it to [[Kathmandu]].{{Cite web |title=No light at end of trans-Himalayan train tunnel |url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/no-light-at-end-of-trans-himalayan-train-tunnel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630100416/https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/no-light-at-end-of-trans-himalayan-train-tunnel/ |archive-date=2021-06-30 |access-date=2021-10-19 |website=Nepali Times |date=30 June 2021 |language=en-US}}{{cite web | title=凿穿喜马拉雅山，修一条中尼铁路 | website=虎嗅网 | date=2022-10-04 | url=https://m.huxiu.com/article/677581.html | language=zh | access-date=2024-09-03}} In 2006, the [[Qinghai–Tibet Railway]], the first railway in [[Tibet]], was completed. The same year, the then chairman of [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] [[Qiangba Puncog]] told the former [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] [[Khadga Prasad Oli]], then Deputy Prime Minister, that the railway would be extended to Shigatse and eventually to [[China–Nepal border]].{{cite web | title= 青藏线将延伸至中尼边界 | website=新闻中心首页_新浪网 | date=2006-08-28 | url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-08-28/05159863769s.shtml | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-29}}{{cite web | title=中国计划将青藏铁路延伸至中国-尼泊尔边界 CCTV.com | website=[[cctv.com]] | url=https://news.cctv.com/china/20060827/101376.shtml | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-29}}

In 2016, during Oli's visit to China, the two countries signed a treaty on trade and transit, including a plan to build a high speed railway from Kathmandu to the Chinese border.{{cite news |last1=Adhikari |first1=Deepak |title=Nepal gets access to China ports, analysts say it's a 'huge deal' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/nepal-access-china-ports-analysts-huge-deal-180917163226224.html |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher= Al Jazeera|date=19 September 2018}} In June 2018, Nepal and China agreed on construction of the railway as a component of a series of cooperation projects approved by the two sides.{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Lekhanath |title=How a China-Nepal railway could fast-track change in the Himalayan nation and redraw relations with India |url=https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/asia/article/2154061/how-china-nepal-railway-could-fast-track-change |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=8 July 2018}} A mutual agreement over the pre-feasibility study was reached in August 2018.{{cite news |title=中尼跨境铁路预可行性研究评审会及中尼铁路技术交流在西安举行 |url=http://www.nra.gov.cn/xwzx/gjjl/wsdt/201808/t20180824_64334.shtml |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=National Railway Administration of China |date=24 August 2018}} The China-Nepal Railway was featured in the joint communiqué issued by the leaders during the [[Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation]] held in Beijing in April 2019.

In 2016, during Oli's visit to China, the two countries signed a treaty on trade and transit, including a plan to build a high speed railway from Kathmandu to the Chinese border.{{cite news |last1=Adhikari |first1=Deepak |title=Nepal gets access to China ports, analysts say it's a 'huge deal' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/nepal-access-china-ports-analysts-huge-deal-180917163226224.html |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher= Al Jazeera|date=19 September 2018}} In June 2018, Nepal and China agreed on construction of the railway as a component of a series of cooperation projects approved by the two sides.{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Lekhanath |title=How a China-Nepal railway could fast-track change in the Himalayan nation and redraw relations with India |url=https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/asia/article/2154061/how-china-nepal-railway-could-fast-track-change |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=8 July 2018}} A mutual agreement over the pre-feasibility study was reached in August 2018.{{cite news |title=中尼跨境铁路预可行性研究评审会及中尼铁路技术交流在西安举行 |url=http://www.nra.gov.cn/xwzx/gjjl/wsdt/201808/t20180824_64334.shtml |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=National Railway Administration of China |date=24 August 2018}} The China-Nepal Railway was featured in the joint communiqué issued by the leaders during the [[Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation]] held in Beijing in April 2019.