Kathmandu, June 13 -- Leaders of Nepal's communist parties have been frequently visiting China.

Just a few weeks ago, former President Bidya Devi Bhandari, in her capacity as a CPN-UML leader, led a 14-member delegation on a 10-day visit to China. In April, a team led by Dinanath Sharma, a secretary of the CPN (Maoist Centre), also visited China.

According to UML leaders, another delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel, a vice-chair of the ruling UML, is set to visit China soon.

While communist leaders have been making frequent visits to the north, on Thursday night, a 17-member delegation from the Nepali Congress is leaving for China. It is led by Bal Bahadur KC, a central committee member of the pa...