Did Chinese factor abate NCP’s heightened rift?

NCP leaders (from L) KP Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, and Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi.

KATHMANDU: Had Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi not made a frantic move on Friday by holding talks with ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leaders, the situation, perhaps, would have been tricky for the party top-brass.