Chinese President Xi Jinping stands by national flags at the Schloss Bellevue presidential residency in Berlin on March 28, 2014. Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a landmark visit to fellow export powerhouse Germany Friday, the third leg of his European tour, expected to cement flourishing trade ties and focus on the Crimea crisis. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) By Our Reporter Dr. Ji Zhiye, President of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), a think tank under China's State Council, said that the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping would further enhance Nepal-China bilateral relations. At a time when doubts were being created on the visit of President Xi after the political change in Kathmandu, the high-ranking Chinese officer assured that President Xi will be visiting Kathmandu this year. President Ji, addressing a gathering organised by China Study Centre on Monday evening, also wished for Nepal’s better relations with India. A five member delegation of CICIR, arrived in Kathmandu on Monday, 8 August.  The delegation of CICIR, counterpart of China Study Center-Nepal (CSC-Nepal), will be on a four day Nepal visit at the invitation of CSC-Nepal. The visit aims to have bilateral academic and policy level exchanges to deepen understanding for enhanced cooperation between the two countries.  Other members of the delegation include Dr. Hu Shisheng, Director, Institute of South and South East Asian Studies, Han Liqun, Researcher, Institute of World Politics, Ms. Wang Haixia, Researcher, Institute of South and South East Asian Studies, and Ms. Zheng Shiyun, Coordinator, Department of International Academic Exchanges, CICIR.