China plays down its Nepal meddling after Oli rejects Beijing's advice; 2 options proposed

A day after Chinese delegation led by Vice-Minister of International Department of Communist Party of China Guo Yezhou returned to Beijing, China on Thursday played down significance of visit to Nepal. China h dispatched a delegation to Kathmandu as soon as country plunged into a political crisis on December 20 after PM KP Sharma Oli, kwn for his pro-Beijing leanings, in a surprise move, recommended dissolving 275-member House, amidst a tussle for power with Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' - both leers of Nepal Communist Party.

China avoids speaking on delegation's visit to Nepal

high-level Chinese delegation held separate talks with top leers of warring factions of ruling Communist party to patch up differences between m. Asked to disclose outcome of Guo's visit at a media briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin skirted any references to present political crisis in Nepal and China's efforts to bring about a rapprochement between Nepal's feuding leers.

"A delegation of International Department of Central Committee of CPC recently visited Nepal and met with leers of both ruling party and opposition in Nepal. y exchanged views on conducting inter-party interactions and mutual learning, vancing practical BRI cooperation and or issues of mutual interest. Nepalese side congratulated CPC on upcoming 100th anniversary of its founding and expressed reiness to deepen tritional friendship, strengn inter-party exchanges, vance BRI cooperation and deliver more benefits to two peoples," Wang Wenbin responded to a query by a Prasar Bharati reporter.

China suggests two possible solutions

Chinese delegation held talks with President Bhandari, Prime Minister Oli, NCP chairs 'Prachanda' and Mhav Nepal, former PM Jhana Nath Khanal and leer of Janata Samajbi Party Baburam Bhattarai. During his meetings with Oli and Prachanda, Chinese leer is learnt to have told m to make efforts for reunification as split in largest communist party of Nepal will weaken communist movement in South Asia, according to a senior leer of Prachanda-led faction of NCP. 

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According to news ncy PTI, Chinese delegation has suggested two possible solutions to resolve current political crisis in Nepal, a senior NCP said in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Under 'Plan A', dissolved House could be reinstated through Supreme Court verdict followed by reunification of two factions, he said on condition of anymity.

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Chinese leer has vised senior NCP leers to give an alternative to Prime Minister Oli if Parliament gets reinstated. If first option is t workable n 'Plan B' would be to contest mid-term election through an electoral alliance among all communist forces of Nepal, NCP leer ded.

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Chinese team also met main opposition Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahur Deuba and discussed latest political developments in country. However, according to Nepali media reports, delegation returned home without much success in its mission to patch up differences between Nepal's feuding leers.

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(With ncy inputs)