China stands ready to promote new, greater development of partnership with Nepal: Xi

China stands ready to promote new and greater development of its strategic cooperative partnership with Nepal, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday.

Meeting with visiting Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in Beijing, Xi expressed appreciation for Oli's firm commitment to promoting China-Nepal friendship.

"Mr. Prime Minister, you are an old friend of the Chinese people, and have been committed to the cause of China-Nepal friendship and actively supporting China-Nepal cooperation in joint construction of the Belt and Road, which I deeply appreciate," Xi said.

The Chinese president said that China and Nepal are good neighbors, good friends and good partners connected by mountains and rivers. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 69 years ago, the two countries have treated each other with sincerity, mutual respect and support, and bilateral relations have maintained sound and steady development, he said.

"Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Nepal. The Chinese side is willing to work with the Nepali side to stay true to the original aspiration of establishing diplomatic relations, consolidate traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote new and greater development of a China-Nepal strategic cooperative partnership featuring ever-lasting friendship for development and prosperity," said the Chinese president.

For his part, Oli said that "there is no issue, only friendship between Nepal and China," and that the two countries' cooperative relations are "as tall as the Himalayas."

"We are inspired by the astonishing achievements made by China after the founding of the People's Republic of China under the Communist Party of China," said the Nepali prime minister.

Calling Xi a "dynamic leader of our time", Oli said the Chinese president is a "true friend of Nepal."

China stands ready to promote new, greater development of partnership with Nepal: Xi

China stands ready to promote new, greater development of partnership with Nepal: Xi

China stands ready to promote new, greater development of partnership with Nepal: Xi

China stands ready to promote new, greater development of partnership with Nepal: Xi

As global challenges in geopolitics, environment, society, and technology continue to rise, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has praised China's pivotal role in stabilizing the world economy and leading the green technology sector.

The World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Global Risks Report 2025, released on January 15, highlights a fragmented global landscape, with escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal, and technological risks threatening global stability and progress.

In an exclusive interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on the sidelines of the 2025 WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Aliyev shared some insights into China's influence on the global economy amid this uncertainty.

"As far as what we observed is concerned, the Chinese economy is very stable, and it is an important factor of the global economy. And for a country like Azerbaijan, which needs to have stable prices for fossil fuel, the Chinese economy is also an important factor. When the Chinese economy grows faster, the demand for fossil fuel is more. So, we are actually interested also from this point of view that China's economy always grows. But it is not easy," said Aliyev.

He acknowledged the high expectations for China's growth and expressed confidence in its future success.

"Expectations are very high. So, but I am sure that the talented Chinese people, they will find, I'm sure they already did, new points of growth, because you are the leader in technology. And in Azerbaijan, for instance, many Chinese companies provide their services and their technology," Aliyev added.

Aliyev also highlighted the increasing presence of Chinese companies in Azerbaijan, particularly in the green technology sector.

"In green technology, no one can compete. So our investors, which belong to different companies from different parts of the world, they select Chinese technology in order to install this capacity," the president concluded.

Azerbaijani president praises China's economic stability, green technology leadership