Kathmadnu, March 17 -- China has lodged a strong protest with Nepal after hundreds of copies of a book written by President Xi Jinping were burned at Manamohan Technical College in Budhiganga, Morang, on Saturday night.

Reacting to the incident, the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu on Sunday sent a note verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging prompt action against those involved, officials at the foreign ministry told the Post.

But it remains unknown why so many copies of the book were kept at the technical college.

The Morang district administration and Koshi provincial police are investigating the case, according to officials familiar with the matter.

The incident was first reported by the Biratnagar-based news website Live N...