Six bilateral agreements are being signed next week coinciding with Zhu's visit. China will open two more border passes for trade with Tibet in addition to the four already open, an official said. Talks will be held to reduce the Rs.12.4 billion bilateral trade gap in favour of China during Zhu's Nepal visit, Bastola said. Nepal's exports to China and Tibet total only Rs.52.8 million. The trade covers Nepali imports from Tibet, Hong Kong and Mainland China.
China understands our feelings for their security concerns.
Zhu Friday began a five nation tour of five South and Southeast nations with a landmark visit to Pakistan Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two states. The radical students have presented 15 demands that also include a stop to the singing of the national song at schools and a ban on Sanskrit education. The students this week vandalized two elite schools in Kathmandu Valley Tuesday to press their demands causing several million rupees in damages. No breakthrough in the impasse is in sight after two rounds of talks between the agitating students, teachers and officials of the Education Ministry. Some schools have threatened permanent closure if the leftists continue their violent agitation.