Kathmandu, March 17 Multiple copies of a book by Chinese President Xi Jinping were burned at a college in Nepal, leading to the Chinese mission here issuing a diplomatic note to the Home Ministry, officials said on Tuesday.
According to media reports, old books were burned at the Manmohan Technical Institute in Koshi province's Morang district on Saturday to make space in the college library.
These included several copies of 'The Governance of China', written by Xi, according to the reports, quoting the college administration.
"We have heard through social media that some books, including one 'The Governance of China' written by Xi, were burned in the Manmohan Technical Institute, and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu expressed concern over the incident through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," Home Ministry spokesperson Ananda Kale told