复旦发展研究院海外访问学者讲座系列49

FDDI Overseas Visiting Scholar Seminar（49）

主题 | Theme

Nepal-China Trade Agreement in 2016: A study of popular Nepalese discourse on proposed Nepal-China cross-border railway link

主持人 | Chair

黄以天

Dr. HUANG Yitian

复旦大学国际关系与公共事务学院讲师

Lecturer, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University

演讲人 | Speaker

Krishna Pandey

尼泊尔东部大学副教授

Associate Professor, Purbanchal University, Nepal

时间 | Time

2018年11月15日 14:00

14:00PM, November 15th, 2018

地点 | Venue

复旦大学智库楼203室

Room 203, Think Tank Building, Fudan University

主办 | Host

复旦发展研究院 

Fudan Development Institute

摘要 | Abstract

Nepal-China relation has passed through amicably since the establishment of diplomatic relation between the two countries in 1955 due to which the image of China in the collective imagination has remained positive. This imagination took a new height when China welcomed the promulgation of Nepal’s new constitution in September 2015 on the backdrop of Indian embargo. The Indian embargo not only undermined the Nepalese sovereignty by expressing dissent to the contents of the new constitution but also compelled Nepal to think about lessening its dependency on India. Consequently, Nepal and China inked a ‘historic’ trade deal in March 2016 that exceptionally revitalised the Nepalese aspiration of coming out from ‘India-locked’ trade and transit. The Deal received big applause from the people and raised the hope of pushing out the country from the dependence on India. In this backdrop, I investigate how and why Nepalese collective imagination has taken the proposed Nepal-China cross-border railway connectivity.