Chand, who is an influential leader of CPN-Maoist, on Thursday, had flown to the northern neighbor less than a week after talks between his party-led alliance and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) on holding roundtable political conference ended inconclusively.
Chand´s visit to China has fuelled speculations as he kept the visit secret. The visit, according to party leaders, was scheduled earlier, but was deferred due to the party´s politburo meeting. According to party insiders, Chand has visited China more than half a dozen times over the past year. Chand is strongly advocates another armed struggle against the state.
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