KATHMANDU, May 21: At a time when the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) remains sharply divided over whether the $500 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant agreement should be endorsed by parliament in the current form or with some amendments, a senior US State Department official expressed hope that Nepal 'does not take dictation from China' on the issue of the MCC grant that Nepali side had agreed earlier to utilize for developing power transmission lines and road projects.