Kathmandu, April 14 -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming held what officials described as "very candid but straightforward" talks with Home Minister Sudan Gurung on Monday, pressing him on a range of concerns related to Tibetan and Taiwanese activities in Nepal and seeking assurances that Kathmandu would not become a stage for foreign interests hostile to Beijing.

According to two officials present at the meeting, the Chinese ambassador raised issues including the registration status of Tibetan refugees in Nepal and flagged what he described as continued "separatist" activities by Tibetans on Nepali soil.

"He also drew Gurung's attention to reports of Taiwan-related activity in Kathmandu, citing a cultural event in the capital l...