[CaptIsaacDavis]

I don't recall seeing this on Freerepublic.com. Fascinating story in re: trigger-happy communist Chinese

[Sparta]

The question is, what in the hell are the ChiComs doing in Nepal?

[monday]

Deserters who were probably trying to rob them. My guess anyway.

[swarthyguy]

Financiers and suppliers to the Nepalese Maoists, The Chinese seek to claim Nepal, and unleash a guerrilla war in the Northeast of India with the help of the Pakistani ISI.

[The Pheonix]

3 scenarios ;

the locality overlooks sensitive Chinese military installations , on China's side of the borders

from their distance, the Chinese soldiers could not tell who the climbers were

They were only warning shots