It is still as King Prithvi Narayan Shah said: Nepal is a yam between two stones. This week, his descendant, King Gyanendra has completed important visits to India and China. The king has sought and got support from both for the government's counter-insurgency campaign. "China supports the efforts of King Gyanendra and the Nepali government in cracking down on armed anti-government forces," Chinese president Jiang Zemin said after meeting the king on 12 July. Chinese leaders refuse to call them Maoists, and say the rebels are besmirching the name of the Great Helmsman.