Beijing, China - Sept 25, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Interview in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (Nepalese) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Nepalese Prime Minister (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"No matter how the world political situation or Nepal's domestic political situation changes, Nepal's political stance and its position on strengthening bilateral relations with China will remain to be unchanged and will not be allowed to change. This is the first point. Secondly, Nepal has always pursued an independent foreign policy of no-alliance from the beginning. Nepal resolutely defends its national sovereignty, territorial integrity and national independence. I want to make it clear that Nepal has not changed and will never change, no matter who pressures us to do so. In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Nepal firmly believes that all countries are equal, and that any country must not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and all countries should independently decide their own affairs."
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FILE: Kathmandu, Nepal - March 29, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Traffic

FILE: Katmandu, Nepal - Oct 6, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
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FILE: Kathmandu, Nepal - Oct 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. National flags of Nepal, China

FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Tian'anmen Rostrum
8. Great Hall of People
9. Chinese national flag

Nepal will never change its stance on strengthening relationship with China no matter how the world political situation evolves, said Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Beijing during his official visit to China.

Prachanda paid an official visit to China from Sept 23 to 30, during which he attended the Opening Ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou and had meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials.

"No matter how the world political situation or Nepal's domestic political situation changes, Nepal's political stance and its position on strengthening bilateral relations with China will remain to be unchanged and will not be allowed to change. This is the first point," said Prachanda during an exclusive interview with the China Central Television (CCTV) aired on Friday.

"Secondly, Nepal has always pursued an independent foreign policy of no-alliance from the beginning. Nepal resolutely defends its national sovereignty, territorial integrity and national independence. I want to make it clear that Nepal has not changed and will never change, no matter who pressures us to do so. In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Nepal firmly believes that all countries are equal, and that any country must not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and all countries should independently decide their own affairs," he said.

During Prachanda's visit, China and Nepal signed more than 10 bilateral cooperation documents on economy and trade, agriculture, science and technology, culture, digital economy, green and low carbon, among others.