China Has Repeatedly Grabbed Land From Nepal and Enforced Stringent Trade Policies With It: Experts

China Has Repeatedly Grabbed Land From Nepal and Enforced Stringent Trade Policies With It: Experts
Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (center R) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW DELHI—China’s recent annexation of 150 hectares of Nepalese land is a gesture aimed at teaching the country a lesson after its exporters complained about China’s stringent trade policies in early October, experts say.

“To me, it seems like China is trying to send in a message through this posturing that if you question us, we have the capability to ’teach a lesson,'” Manjari Singh, an associate fellow with the Center for Land Warfare Studies, a think tank of the Indian army, told The Epoch Times.

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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