China has helped Nepal in disaster relief and rescue operations since the devastating earthquake on April 25, and the country now looks forward to more help from China during its reconstruction, one of the country's leading politicians said.

K P Sharma Oli, chairman of Nepal's second-largest party, the CPN-UML, said from his residence: "In such a situation, when all of Nepal was in crisis, in trouble, in sorrow, China supported us with rescue teams, medical teams and relief materials."

Oli added that Chinese rescuers had saved the lives of some people buried under debris, and "that is very precious and very important".