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Nepal Promised China 500,000 Tourists in a Year. It Got 95,480 — Now a Delegation From Sichuan Has Landed to Try Again

China's 2025 pledge to flood Nepal with half a million visitors delivered barely a fifth of that number. Days ago, a five-person tourism delegation…

By Laxman Rawal · Aug 1, 2026

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Key facts China named 2025 'Visit Nepal Year in China' and informally pledged 500,000 Chinese visitors. Nepal recorded just 95,480 Chinese arrivals in 2025 — about 19% of that target. Arrivals actually fell 6.3% year-on-year, down from 101,874 in 2024. A…

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A new delegation, a narrower pitch

On 23 July 2026, a five-member delegation led by Chen Guanghao, director general of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, sat down with Nepal Tourism Board officials in Kathmandu for a three-day visit. Rather than chase another headline…

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