Kathmandu: A Nepalese government report has accused China of encroaching into Nepal along the two countries’ shared border.
The report was leaked to BBC. It is the first time there have been official claims from Nepal of Chinese interference in its territory, according to BBC.
The report was commissioned last September following claims that China has been trespassing in the district of Humla, in western Nepal, according to BBC.
China has denied that there has been any encroachment. But the report is likely to put pressure on Kathmandu’s growing links with Beijing.
China has denied that there has been any encroachment. But the report is likely to put pressure on Kathmandu’s growing links with Beijing.
“The Nepalese government decided to send a task force to Humla after reports about possible Chinese encroachment. Some claimed China had built a series of buildings on the Nepalese side of the border. The team consisted of representatives from the police and the government,” according to BBC.
In its report, leaked to the BBC, the group found that surveillance activities by Chinese security forces had restricted religious activities on the Nepalese side of the border in a place called Lalungjong.
“The area has traditionally been a draw for pilgrims because of its proximity to Mount Kailash, just over the border in China, which is a sacred site for both Hindus and Buddhists,” BBC pointed out.
The report also claimed that China had been limiting grazing by Nepalese farmers.
In the same area, it found China was building a fence around a border pillar, and attempting to construct a canal and a road on the Nepalese side of the border, according to BBC.
