December 20, 2001
KATHMANDU: Chinese Ambassador Wu Cong Yong said Wednesday China will not shelter Maoists who may flee across the border. “There is no question of China providing shelter or asylum to the Maoist rebels.They can’t even enter China through the border,” Wu said.
“The Maoists have taken the name of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedung but there is no link of the Chinese government with them,” he said. China is considering Nepal’s request for monetary assistance to meet a financial crunch to meet additional costs of the emergency.
“China is giving due consideration to the appeal and our assistance to Nepal has not been interrupted,” he said.