When Disaster Becomes a Tool for Division, Only Cooperation Can Break the Deadlock
【尼泊尔】凯达尔·西陶拉：当灾难成为挑拨的工具，唯有合作破局
A massive mudslide on August 26, 2026, at Langtang Lirung peak triggered a flood that devastated both sides of the China-Nepal border, killing 16 and leaving 546 missing in China, and 1,403 dead and 6,150 missing in Nepal. The article, written by a Nepali media figure, accuses some media in India and elsewhere of falsely blaming the disaster on Chinese infrastructure projects, and calls for cross-border cooperation on data sharing and early warning systems.
The view from inside
The Global Times frames the disaster through a lens of Chinese benevolence and victimization: China is portrayed as a responsible neighbor that shares hydrological data with Nepal, while unnamed 'ill-intentioned'…
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