On 2 September 2026, His Excellency Mr Liu Jinsong, Chinese Ambassador-Designate to Australia, visited the Embassy of Nepal in Australia, to mourn the victims in the mudslide disaster in Nepal-China border area and wrote an inscription on the condolence book, extending deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathies to the bereaved families in disaster-stricken areas.

Ambassador-Designate Liu stated that the serious cross-border disaster had triggered significant casualties on both sides of China and Nepal. In the face of disaster, the two countries should join hands in overcoming the difficulties, interpreting the traditional friendship across the Himalayas with concrete actions.  

Ms Tara Gautam, Charge d'affaires of the Embassy of Nepal, also conveyed condolences to the victims from China and sincere sympathies to their families. The Charge d'affaires extended gratitude from the Nepali side for China overcoming its own difficulties to provide assistance to Nepal at the earliest opportunity, fully demonstrating the high level of Nepal-China relations shared a common destiny.