Cultural and Political Aspects of Nepal-China Relations

Contents: Preface. 1. Buddhabhadra : a prominent Nepalese Buddhist scholar in China. 2. The Nepalese mission of 1789 to China and the Chinese patent of 5 March, 1790. 3. The patent of 5 July 1870 and China\'s claims of suzerainty over Nepal. 4. Kazi Bhairab Bahadur\'s mission to China. 5. The alleged dementia of the Nepalese Envoy Kazi Bhairab Bahadur. 6. The opium trade and the Nepalese quinquennial missions to China. 7. China\'s enlistment of people of mixed Nepalese-Tibetan ancestry. 8. China\'s recruitment of ex-Gurkha soldiers: a peep into the forgotten past. 9. The Chinese missions of 1930 and 1932 to Nepal. 10. The Chinese missions of 1934 and 1946 to Nepal. 11. Republic China\'s intrigues against Nepal. 12. The political status of Nepal Vis-a-vis China. Selected bibliography. Index.

[Vijay Kumar Manandhar\'s books include Nepal-China Relations up to 1955 A.D.]