Top-ranking Chinese official to visit Maldives
17 Oct 2012, 5:45 PM
Daniel Bosley
Top Chinese official Li Changchun will visit the Maldives this as part of a three nation tour which will also take in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Li, described as China’s fifth highest-ranking leader, has been a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee since 2002.
An official from the Chinese embassy in the Maldives has confirmed that Li will arrive in Male’ this weekend after being invited by the government.
The official said that the background to the visit was the 40th anniversary of Sino-Maldivian diplomatic ties, but explained that there were always many reasons behind such visits which include the strengthening of bilateral ties.
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