The other day, while in Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin sought a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister General Li Shangfu. Beijing snubbed him. Will this snub strain US-China relations?
Will US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping be meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit to be held in San Francisco in November this year?
In the wake of reports in a section of the media that Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be visiting China in the near future, speculation is rife his trip might lead to an extradition treaty between Beijing and Kathmandu.
The other day, ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) vice-chair Agni Sapkota told the media that his Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal would be visiting China towards the end of July or the first week of August.