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Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song has once again hit headlines for the wrong reasons after openly sparring on social media with a senior journalist from the country over the rate of interest of a loan acquired for the construction of Pokhara International Airport. Journalist Gajendra Budhathoki has claimed that the rate of interest for a $215.96 million soft loan extended by the China Exim Bank to build the international airport was much higher than what has been reported. "They said that the loan taken for Pokhara airport is 2 per cent interest rate. It is…