China to Build a Railroad to Nepal, or Near Nepal?

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It is 12 noon, Apr 9, 2015.

(1)  
(a) China May Build Rail Tunnel Under Mount Everest, State Media Reports. Guardian, Apr 9, 2015 (5 hours ago).
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/a ... state-media-reports

three consecutive paragraphs:

"The Qinghai-Tibet railway already links the rest of China with the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, and beyond, and an extension running as far as the international border is already being planned 'at Nepal’s request,' the China Daily quoted a railway expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering as saying.

"The project is expected to be completed by 2020, the newspaper cited a Tibetan official as saying. Extending the line would potentially forge a crucial link between China and the huge markets of India. It was raised by the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, on a visit to Kathmandu in December, according to Nepalese reports.

“ 'The line will probably have to go through Qomolangma so that workers may have to dig some very long tunnels,' railway expert Wang Mengshu told the China Daily, referring to Mount Everest by its Tibetan name.

(b) 英媒：珠峰隧道修铁路·解读中国军费开支. BBC Chinese, Apr 9, 2015 (4 hours ago)
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/pres ... 150409_press_review
("《星期四》（9日）的英国《卫报》发表一篇文章说，中国和尼泊尔将考虑修筑一条通过珠穆朗玛峰的铁路。中国官媒《中国日报》说，中国的青藏铁路已经把西藏和中国内地相连，现在希望把它延长到尼泊尔，并说这是 '应尼泊尔的要求。'  文章引用一名西藏官员的话说，预计铁路将在2020年竣工")

(2) Yet, China's civilian media outlet says the railroad will extend NEAR Nepal.

拉日铁路继续延长 青藏铁路五年内将延伸至尼泊尔边境. Shanghai: 观察者, Apr 6, 2015.
www.guancha.cn/Neighbors/2015_04_06_314952.shtml

Note: Established in 2010, 大智慧通讯社 "是上海大智慧股份有限公司旗下媒体."

(3) I can not find the China Daily report--in Chinese or English.