Communist Party of China donates RMB 1 m to Sri Lanka

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China Ambassador Qi Zhenhong (left), Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament Minister Bimal Rathnayake, Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih, and 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Member and CPC Committee of Xizang Autonomous Region Secretary Wang Junzheng visiting China Chengdu Province photographs exhibition during the briefing on the Fourth Plenary session of the 20th CPC central committee in Colombo – Pic by Ruwan Walpola

The International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has pledged Ditwah disaster relief assistance valued at at Chinese Yuan, or Renminbi (RMB) 1 million to Sri Lanka (Rs. 44 million), the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said.

In a post on X, the Embassy said, “Love and care from the Communist Party of China (CPC) to the Sri Lankan people.”

The Embassy also noted that a senior delegation of the Communist Party of China, led by Wang Junzheng, a member of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC, visited Sri Lanka recently.

On 2 December, the Government of Sri Lanka received a donation of $ 1 million in financial assistance and CN¥ 10 million worth of emergency relief supplies from the Government of China. In addition, $ 100,000 was provided through the Red Cross Society of China to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, while Chinese enterprises and citizens in Sri Lanka contributed a further Rs. 10 million in support of the relief efforts.