According to relevant reports, a few days ago, Nepal's multi-party alliance unanimously agreed to let Prachanda, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center, succeed Nepali Congress Party chairman Deuba as the new prime minister. It should be noted that this is the third time that Prachanda has assumed the position of prime minister. In fact, since the abolition of the monarchy, Nepal has experienced 10 changes of government in just over ten years.
For a long time, two red forces have been active in Nepalese politics. One is the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist led by Oli, and the other is the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center led by Prachanda.
Nepal’s democratic system was born very late. This small South Asian country sandwiched between China and India did not abolish the monarchy that had been in place for more than two centuries until 2008 and established a capitalist representative system.
However, although this green leather train in Nepal that rushes over the Himalayan mountains is on a track set up by the capitalist system, in the past 10 years or so, those who have controlled the steering wheel of this train have basically been the two red forces. However, unlike the model that we Chinese are familiar with, in which "the four auxiliary stars face the main star, and the whole country is twisted into a rope to concentrate on doing big things," in Nepal, control of the country's steering wheel often alternates between the two red forces in Nepal.
The existence of this kind of political structure has destined that Nepal's political situation will always be unstable like the Indian Ocean plate, and will encounter several destructive "earthquakes" from time to time.
In the past 10 years or so, Nepal has experienced ten rounds of government changes. On average, a government team cannot even stand for two years. The long-term political internal friction finally exhausted the two red forces in Nepal. In desperation, the two sides merged into one in 2018, and Nepal's red forces finally came together.
It seems that the steering wheel of Nepal can finally be stabilized in the hands of one ruling party, without being snatched back and forth. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the two factions finally broke up because they could not agree on political interests. This train of green trains in Nepal has returned to its old ways.
The long-term existence of this phenomenon has made the United States, which has been trying to play tricks around China, smell the smell. In 2017, under the leadership of Deuba, the leader of the Nepali Congress Party, a right-wing capitalist party and the then leader of Nepal, the Nepali government at the time signed the Millennium Challenge Agreement (MCC Agreement) with the United States, which was considered humiliating and humiliating the country. However, due to the unanimous opposition of the two left-wing red forces, this agreement has not been passed in the Nepalese parliament.
However, when the time entered 2022, things began to take a turn for the worse. The leaders of the two red forces in Nepal: Leo and Prachanda, failed to reach a consensus on the distribution of government power, which eventually led to the eruption of past backlogged conflicts. In order to attack the Leo faction and consolidate his own power, Prachanda selectively ignored many objections in Nepal and passed the MCC agreement in parliament in late February this year.
There is no doubt that Prachanda’s group, which helped the United States in passing the MCC agreement, will surely enjoy reciprocation from the Americans in the future. Once there is support from the United States, even if Leo's faction continues to choose to part ways, Prachanda's faction will still have the political confidence to continue to hold the steering wheel of Nepal.
In the short term, Prachanda's decision seems to be good for the faction he represents, but in the long term, it may not be so optimistic. How can Americans take advantage so easily? From South Vietnam to Iraq , from Afghanistan to Ukraine, no matter how beautiful the watering by the United States looks at first, how many fruits will it bear in the end that are not bitter? By opening the door wide and allowing American interventionist forces to march in, Prachanda and his group ended up gouging out the heart and soul of the Nepali nation in order to heal their own sores.
China does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, but this does not mean that we can turn a blind eye to what is happening in neighboring countries, let alone that there are still two red flames in this country that have the same source as ours. Therefore, after Prachanda helped the Nepalese Parliament pass the MCC agreement, our foreign minister visited Kathmandu and met with Prachanda the following month.
Facing Chinese guests from afar, Prachanda once again showed his maturity. Prachanda is very clear about our demands and concerns, so he made it clear that "Nepal will not allow any force to use Nepali territory to engage in activities that are harmful to China."
In response, we responded to Prachanda with three supports: support Nepal in finding a development path that suits its national conditions; support Nepal in pursuing independent domestic and foreign policies; and support Nepal in participating more deeply in the construction of the "Belt and Road Initiative."
For these three supports, especially the second one, friends who are familiar with the diplomatic rhetoric of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs should have already heard the profound connotation, let alone a senior politician like Prachanda.
The reason why we care about Nepal is not just because this country is our neighbor, but also because we see the shadow of our own past in this country. There are very few red forces in the world today, and the sudden disappearance of any of them is a great pity for us. The red flame should not dim amid political internal strife, but should burn brightly for national independence and national self-improvement. China's glorious sufferings along the way are also the good intentions that we hope Nepal can understand.
Moreover, there have never been political party interests in the world that can exist independently of national interests. It is already difficult enough to maintain a balance between the Indian Ocean Plate and the Eurasian Plate. If we actively collide with the American Plate, what will happen to the skin and the hair in the end? Don't bring in typhoon just to extinguish the open flames coming out of the stove at home. Nepal is too small to withstand such trouble. Nepal should also understand China’s good intentions.
