Kathmandu, July 9 -- Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi on Thursday met with Nepal Communist Party chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal as she continues her marathon meetings with the ruling party leaders since the party has plunged into a fresh round of crisis.

An aide to Dahal, a former prime minister, confirmed the Chinese ambassador's meeting with him at his residence in Khumaltar but stopped short of providing details.

According to sources, Hou reached Dahal's residence in Khumaltar around 9 this morning and held "one-on-one" talks for about 50 minutes.

Over the past days, Hou has met with President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, two senior leaders of the ruling party and former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal Jhalanath Khan...