Links between Tibet and Nepal boosted

Railway that will connect countries touted as potential game-changer

The Belt and Road Initiative is unleashing the Tibet autonomous region's potential as a "golden gateway" shared with South Asia, according to Nepalese experts who attended the 2019 Forum on the Development of Tibet, which concluded on Saturday.

Nepalese participants said they are particularly hopeful about sharing the benefits of mutual development, since China and Nepal plan to enhance connectivity, especially through agreements to construct a cross-border railway linking Tibet's Shigatse city with Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, that was signed last summer.