China to continue support for Maoist Peoples’ Liberation Army in Nepal as it has in the past

Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army continues its support of the Maoists PLA in Nepal

TGW | Oct 2, 2008

Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal the former deputy commander of the Maoist Peoples’ Liberation Army in Nepal and the incumbent minister of defense in an exclusive interview granted to the Janadisha Weekly-the Maoists Party mouth piece dated October 2, 2008, has revealed that the “Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army wants to extend its relations with the Maoists PLA in Nepal”.

“The Chinese PLA has supported us in the past and it has pledged to continue its support in the future as well”.

Minister Badal who is also the Maoists’ Military Strategist, only recently visited China leading a three member Nepali Delegation at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Defense.

“Upon meeting the Chinese Defense minister, State Counselor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chief of the Chinese Army Staff we also discussed the issue of increasing defense cooperation between the two countries”, said a beaming Badal perhaps indicating that he has received guaranteed assurances from the Chinese authorities.

“They maintained that China was ever committed to preserve Nepal’s Territorial Integrity and we assured them that Nepal was firm on its age old “One China” policy”, Badal told Jandisha Weekly.

“The Maoists policy has been that both Nepal and China can and should contribute in maintaining the regional security as we feel that we can contribute in maintaining peace in the entire globe”, the minister added.

“We have always supported Chinese policies and we believe that China will also support Nepal”. “In one way or the other Nepal’s’ Security policy in the changed political context is similar to that of the Chinese Security Policy”.

“They are also concerned on preserving their territorial integrity as we are also confronting in the same front”.

In saying so, minister Badal hinted the obvious and the ground reality as it stands today.

“Nepal’s international border is open from three sides (East-South-West with India), thus the anti-Nepal elements are entering into our country freely challenging our national Security and threatening our territorial integrity”.

“As we can learn much from the Chinese fast-paced development, equally there is the need to learn from the Chinese National Security Policy”.

“I personally believe that the driving forces for charting new National Security Policy should be in line with the preservation of our National Sovereignty, National Integrity and Territorial Integrity”, the minister concluded.