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China protests Argentine official's blame of Communist Party for Nepal flood

China's embassy in Argentina rejected official Juan Pablo Carreira's accusation blaming China for Nepal glacier flood disaster

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The Chinese Embassy denied Carreira's claims, stating that experts and official agencies from Nepal and China indicate the landslide was triggered by the collapse of a high-altitude glacier located on Nepalese territory. [1] The Chinese Embassy in Argentina issued a statement in August 2025 urging an Argentine official from President Javier Milei's administration to stop spreading ill-intentioned speculation that blames the Chinese Communist Party for the flash flood tragedy in Nepal. [2] Juan Pablo Carrera, the Digital Communications Minister of the Argentine Presidency, posted on social media on 2026-06-01 that the Nepal floods were caused by the Chinese Communist Party and state-owned enterprises failing to manage a hydroelectric facility near glaciers. [3] According to news reports, the death toll from the Nepal disaster was 1,000 as of a Tuesday morning in August 2025, with almost 4,000 people still missing. [4] Carreira claimed that the Chinese company caused the glacier's collapse and that the resulting massive mudslide and flooding killed more than 2,500 Nepalese in a matter of seconds. [5] Juan Pablo Carrera explicitly linked the Nepal disaster to the ideology of communism, stating that communism kills people. [6] The Chinese embassy in Argentina issued a statement on 2026-06-01 condemning Juan Pablo Carrera's claims as malicious rumors driven by biased ideological prejudice. [7] The Chinese embassy stated that experts and official institutions from China and Nepal have already investigated the cause of the accident and confirmed it was a glacier collapse within Nepalese territory. [8]
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  1. The Chinese Embassy denied Carreira's claims, stating that experts and official agencies from Nepal and China indicate the landslide was triggered by the collapse of a high-altitude glacier located on Nepalese territory. · Buenos Aires Herald
  2. The Chinese Embassy in Argentina issued a statement in August 2025 urging an Argentine official from President Javier Milei's administration to stop spreading ill-intentioned speculation that blames the Chinese Communist Party for the flash flood tragedy in Nepal. · Buenos Aires Herald
  3. Juan Pablo Carrera, the Digital Communications Minister of the Argentine Presidency, posted on social media on 2026-06-01 that the Nepal floods were caused by the Chinese Communist Party and state-owned enterprises failing to manage a hydroelectric facility near glaciers. · 매일경제South Korea
  4. According to news reports, the death toll from the Nepal disaster was 1,000 as of a Tuesday morning in August 2025, with almost 4,000 people still missing. · Buenos Aires Herald
  5. Carreira claimed that the Chinese company caused the glacier's collapse and that the resulting massive mudslide and flooding killed more than 2,500 Nepalese in a matter of seconds. · Buenos Aires Herald
  6. Juan Pablo Carrera explicitly linked the Nepal disaster to the ideology of communism, stating that communism kills people. · 매일경제South Korea
  7. The Chinese embassy in Argentina issued a statement on 2026-06-01 condemning Juan Pablo Carrera's claims as malicious rumors driven by biased ideological prejudice. · 매일경제South Korea
  8. The Chinese embassy stated that experts and official institutions from China and Nepal have already investigated the cause of the accident and confirmed it was a glacier collapse within Nepalese territory. · 매일경제South Korea
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