Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- New Chinese Ambassador Zhang Maoming arrived in Kathmandu on Friday to take up his diplomatic assignment.

He was received by officials from foreign ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu.

Zhang was one of the deputy directors at the Department of Asian Affairs at the Chinese foreign ministry before being appointed the ambassador in Kathmandu.

He replaced Chen Song, who has already returned to China after completing his three-year tenure and getting a promotion.

Upon arrival in Kathmandu, he wrote in X, a social media platform "Namaste! It's my great honour to be appointed as the 23rd Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Nepal. Since my arrival, I have been warml...