Premier K P Oli, amid concerns here over the fate of a number border connectivity deals struck during his regime to blunt India’s influence in Nepal. “The friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Nepal will not change due to the fall of Oli government,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement. “As Nepal’s neighbour and friend, we sincerely hope that all parties can keep Nepal’s national interests in mind and stay committed to the country’s stability and development,” Lu said. “China and Nepal share weal and woe, (prosperity and adversity),” he said, adding “no matter how the international and domestic situations change, the friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries will not change. His comments came as Chinese media expressed concern over the prospects of the return of India’s influence in Kathmandu and the fate of agreements reached by Oli to reduce his land -locked country’s dependence on India. “Friendly China-Nepal ties benefit the people of both countries,” state-run Global Times quoted Chinese experts as saying. “It is very likely that India was behind Oli’s resignation because Oli had signed several deals during his State visit to China in March, which most likely irritated India,” Wang Dehua, director of the Institute for Southern and Central Asian Studies at the Shanghai Municipal Centre for International Studies, told the Global Times. Wang said a politically stable Nepal could eliminate the border security concerns for both India and China. And a positive, cooperative Sino-Nepalese relationship is in India’s interests.