{"id":3704,"date":"2026-07-28T02:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2026-07-28T02:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:25:29","slug":"rabi-set-for-china-visit-as-cpc-invitation-nears-fruition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=3704","title":{"rendered":"Rabi set for China visit as CPC invitation nears fruition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KATHMANDU:<\/strong> Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane is likely to visit China in August following an invitation from the Communist Party of China (CPC), with preparations for the political visit entering the final stage, party sources said.<\/p>\n

According to party insiders, the visit is expected to focus on political, economic and social issues, with high-level meetings planned in Beijing. Sources said Lamichhane may also hold talks with senior CPC leaders and could meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, although no official confirmation has been made.<\/p>\n

A party source said the invitation had been extended by the Chinese side some time ago and Lamichhane has now agreed to undertake the visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe visit is almost finalized, but the exact dates have not yet been fixed. It is a political visit that has been under discussion for a long time, and preparations are underway,\u201d the source said, adding that the final composition of the delegation has yet to be decided.<\/p>\n

RSP leader Ganesh Parajuli said discussions during the visit are expected to cover a broad range of political issues related to Nepal-China relations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere could be several political meetings, and it is possible there may be talks with the Chinese President as well. However, no formal schedule has been confirmed yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to senior party sources, Lamichhane is expected to travel to China either in the final week of Shrawan or the first week of Bhadra.<\/p>\n

Although the visit is not an official government mission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating logistical and diplomatic arrangements, officials said.<\/p>\n

A Foreign Ministry official said the visit would be conducted in a party capacity rather than as a state visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ministry facilitates coordination, but this is not an official government visit. It is a party-to-party engagement,\u201d the official said, adding that the visit could last around five days. The final delegation has not yet been finalized, though it is expected to comprise no more than seven members.<\/p>\n

The invitation follows Lamichhane\u2019s recent visit to India at the invitation of India\u2019s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), during which he also held a courtesy meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n

Party sources said potential members of the China delegation include RSP General Secretary Bipin Acharya, party leader Ganesh Parajuli, Deepak Bohara, leader Lima Adhikari, Lamichhane\u2019s personal secretary Avinash Acharya and his wife Nikita Poudel. However, the final list is yet to be approved.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe names have not been finalized. The delegation will likely consist of five to seven members, depending on political requirements,\u201d a source close to Lamichhane said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, discussions have also continued over a possible visit to India by Prime Minister Balen Shah before Dashain. However, Foreign Ministry officials said no formal preparations have begun and that any official bilateral visit would require months of advance planning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane is likely to visit China in August following an invitation from the Communist Party of China (CPC), with preparations for the political visit entering the final stage, party sources said. According to party insiders, the visit is expected to focus on political, economic and social issues, with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]},"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,13,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global","category-national","category-political-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3705,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704\/revisions\/3705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}