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    A New Height

    Dec 24, 2020 4 minutes
    By Yuan Yuan
    Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

    Mount Qomolangma is becoming taller, China and Nepal jointly announced on December 8. It has currently reached 8848.86 meters, setting a new historical record for the height.

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari announced this result in their exchanged letters. Xi noted that the teams of both countries have overcome various difficulties, carrying out important work and finally determining the new altitude.

    In spring 2019, a climbers’ team from Nepal summited the mountain to collect data for the purpose of this measurement. It was the first time ever for Nepal

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