From Threat Perceptions to Shared Opportunities: Toward a New Nepal-China Narrative

On January 29th, the Tibetan religious leader Kyabje Jonang Gyaltsab Rinpoche arrived in Kathmandu. Two Nepali political figures, Jhalanath Khanal and Ram Bahadur Thapa, framed this visit as a potential threat to China, articulating the traditional perception of risk in Nepal-China relations.