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.