Nepal witnesses protests by the “Z Generation”, leading to the fall of the pro-Chinese Nepalese Communist Party regime. The Prime Minister, who had just attended the Beijing military parade, resigned and fled with his whereabouts unknown. Protesters stormed an office building and threw the portrait of Xi Jinping hanging on the wall into a bonfire. Observers suggest that the swift change in Nepal could have an impact on the Zhongnanhai, the central headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party.
On September 10th, Nepalese citizens continue their actions to purge the Communist Party in the country. A viral video circulating online shows a large group of protesters apparently occupying a Communist Party office building and burning confiscated items from inside the building. One man is seen holding up a portrait of the Chinese Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping, angrily addressing the camera before throwing the portrait into the flames.
The day before, protesters in Nepal seized control of the Communist Party headquarters and tore down the sickle and hammer flag from the flagpole.
Nepalese people are demanding the government lift the ban on social media and crack down on corruption. The protests erupted on Monday, September 8th, quickly evolving into a resistance movement against the Communist Party regime. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to control the crowds, resulting in at least 19 deaths and hundreds of injuries over two consecutive days of protests. Prime Minister and Nepalese Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Chairman, K.P. Sharma Oli, resigned with his whereabouts unknown.
Oli had served as Prime Minister three times, from October 12, 2015, to August 3, 2016; February 15, 2018, to July 13, 2021; and July 12, 2024, to September 9, 2025. He had a strong pro-China stance, suppressed Tibetan people, and advocated for deepening ties with Beijing, including cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative. From late August to September 3, 2025, Oli visited China, attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin and the military parade in Beijing.
Currently, the Nepalese military is intervening to stabilize the situation. The protest organization, “Nepal Z Generation,” is planning to establish an interim government. Reuters reports that the independent Mayor of Kathmandu, Balendra Shah, is likely to become the leader of the transitional government.
Political commentator Tang Jing Yuan, who resides in the United States, told Epoch Times that although Nepal is a small country, it is governed by communist parties. The sudden collapse could have a significant impact on Beijing’s central headquarters.
Chinese scholar Tian Ning, using a pseudonym, told Epoch Times that many Chinese people are well aware that the Chinese Communist Party is no longer trustworthy. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, dissent among lower-level CCP officials has grown, and there have been instances of public criticism towards the Party and its leadership, including Xi Jinping. Therefore, it’s not impossible for spontaneous events like those in Nepal to occur, potentially igniting a nationwide movement against the oppressive rule of the CCP.