'Nepal for expanding technological cooperation with China'

Kathmandu, July 3

The Federation of Export Entrepreneurs Nepal (FEEN) has called upon Chinese investors and entrepreneurs to consider Nepal as a strategic partner for manufacturing, innovation and sustainable development.

Speaking at the Nepal-China Business and Investment Forum, held in China on 1–2 July, FEEN President Govinda Prasad Ghimire said that Nepal's private sector remains fully committed to expanding technological cooperation, investment and industrial partnerships with China.

The event was jointly organised by the Embassy of Nepal in China, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCIC).

Highlighting Nepal's significant trade deficit with China, Ghimire noted that Nepal has yet to fully benefit from the zero-tariff treatment granted by China to Nepali goods. "We have not yet been able to fully utilise the zero-tariff facility provided by China. The time has now come to transform this opportunity into tangible economic gains," he said.

Likewise, emphasising the need to diversify market access for Nepal's high-value export products, he pointed to the considerable potential for increasing exports of handmade carpets, pashmina products, premium-quality tea and coffee, medicinal herbs, spices, and dairy products.

During the first eleven months of the current fiscal year, Nepal imported goods worth Rs. 382 billion from China, while exports to China amounted to just Rs. 1.58 billion.

Speaking at the forum, Roshan Khanal, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Nepal in China, reaffirmed the Government of Nepal's commitment to creating an investment-friendly environment for foreign investors.

She noted that a number of investor-friendly policy reforms have been introduced in recent years to facilitate greater foreign investment.

Xu Qiang, Director General of the Department of Bilateral Cooperation at the CCIC, said that the forum had played an important role in identifying new areas of cooperation between the business communities of both countries.

Hom Prasad Ghimire, Chair of the Export Promotion Committee of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), observed that there are significant opportunities to further deepen Nepal-China economic relations through industrial collaboration, technology transfer and sustainable investment. He expressed confidence that the forum would effectively promote Nepal as an emerging destination for foreign investment.

Parbati Aryal, Head of Economic Diplomacy at the Embassy, remarked that the forum had provided Chinese investors and entrepreneurs with a valuable opportunity to gain first-hand insight into Nepal's vast investment potential.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 July 2026.