By: Isuru Parakrama Colombo (LNW): Yuan Jiajun, member of the Central Committee Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) and Secretary of the Party’s Chongqing Municipal Committee, is set to arrive in Sri Lanka soon, announced the Chinese Embassy in Colombo yesterday (16). The CPC high ranking diplomat will visit Sri Lanka from 19 to 23 July, the Embassy tweeted. Chongqing is China’s youngest municipality directly under the central government, with a population of 32 million, an area of 82,000 square kilometers and a regional GDP of 3,000 billion yuan (about USD 430 billion) in 2022.

H.E. Yuan Jiajun, member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, will visit Sri Lanka from 19 to 23 July. pic.twitter.com/rF0TozJPzH

— Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (@ChinaEmbSL) July 16, 2023