Nepal PM heads to China ahead of India, breaking tradition

Beijing-backed infrastructure tops Oli's agenda as he leans further away from India

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Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli begins his visit to China on Dec. 2. © Reuters

DEEPAK ADHIKARI, Contributing writer

KATHMANDU -- Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will visit China next week, bypassing a tradition in which the country's leaders make India their first foreign trip after taking office and raising the geopolitical stakes for the Himalayan nation.

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