In mid-October, Congressman Jivan Bahadur Shahi, leader of Nepal’s opposition Congress Party, alleged that Chinese intruders had erected unauthorized pillar signs and fortifications at the border, that local food trucks had been blocked by Chinese personnel, and that Nepalese going to farm or raise cattle had been chased away by Chinese security personnel. The Nepalese government denies the allegations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin dismissed the allegations as disinformation, according to a question posed by a Daily Telegraph reporter at a Chinese Foreign Ministry press conference today.
According to a report by the Central News Agency today, Nepalese officials have accused the government of seizing territory, which China denies and has confronted with the media. Nepalese officials have accused China of seizing more than 150 hectares of Nepalese territory in five border areas, the British Daily Telegraph reported. But Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said today that the incident was purely a rumor and confronted the Daily Telegraph reporters several times with questions.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Nepalese officials allege that China has encroached on more than 150 hectares of Nepalese territory in five border areas. China has also changed the course of the border river, and Nepalese land that was previously under water has been annexed by the Chinese.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry held a regular press conference in the afternoon, according to the Central News Agency, which cited a report by Global Times. Wang Wenbin responded to the question by first asking, “Are you talking about the Daily Telegraph report? After receiving an affirmative answer from the Daily Telegraph reporter, Wang said, “The report is completely false and a rumor. But the Daily Telegraph reporter asked if the Chinese side could provide evidence that the story was “unfounded rumor”.
According to Wang Wenbin, since this is a rumor, I’m afraid the drafters of the report in question “should first prove what kind of basis they have for such a report”? The journalist pressed on, “We have evidence, we learned about these Chinese encroachments from Nepalese officials,” and asked what the Chinese side had to say. Still, Wang Wenbin replied, “Such a report is a complete rumor. But the Daily Telegraph reporter pressed again, saying that the newspaper had submitted a questionnaire to the Chinese embassy in Nepal to get a response, “but they didn’t get back to us.
According to Wang Wenbin, “I can give you an accurate answer here, and that is that such a report has no basis in fact and is purely a rumor.
According to the Central News Agency, the report followed allegations in mid-October by Jivan Bahadur Shahi, a member of parliament and leader of Nepal’s opposition National Congress Party, that the Chinese had invaded the border, erected unauthorized pillar signs and fortifications, blocked local food trucks, and chased away Nepalese who went to farm or raise cattle by Chinese security personnel. The Nepalese government denies the allegations, the report said.
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