Writing in the Diplomat (June 9) Santosh Sharma Poudel disclosed that a participant at the 14th
Nepal-China Bilateral Consultative Mechanism held on May 25 said that China indirectly
expressed reservations about Zeya’s visit to the Tibetan refugee camps. Chinese Ambassador
Hou Yanqi had met Nepali Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand ahead of Zeya’s visit to Nepal.
It is likely that Hou Yanqi would have wanted the Nepali government to ensure control over
Tibetan refugees’ activities during Zeya’s visit. On May 20, U.S. Under-Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, who is also the Joe Biden administration’s Special
Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Uzra Zeya, visited Nepal when she met high-level officials,
including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, and visited two Tibetan refugee camps in
Kathmandu
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