Nepal Honouring “One China Policy”

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By Mary Trewartha / June 28, 2019;

Suspended
The Samajbadi Party Nepal lawmaker Pradip Yadav and Iqabal Miya of the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal both faced a backlash following their attendance in May at an international conference of parliamentarians who support Tibet in Riga, Latvia. Now Prdip Yadav has been suspended from his party for six months as a result of his visit, accused of infringing Kathmandu’s recognition of China’s “one China policy”.

Deported
Conflicting reports about a Tibetan travelling on an American passport being refused entry to Nepal and deported back to America have caused confusion as the man’s name is Penpa Tsering – the same as the former Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile who is on China’s “wanted” list. He was detained, questioned and deported. Penpa Tsering – the former Speaker – confirmed to Phayul that he is in India and has not tried to enter Nepal.