Tilvin Silva's China visit and questions Opposition will not raise

JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva led a delegation on a visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) traveling to different areas of the country, and meeting with senior officials.

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Among those who met this week was Liu Jianchao, Head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, in Beijing. The visit has been described as one aimed at deepening the existing relations between the JVP and the CCP.

The Sri Lankan delegation comprised Deputy Ministers Eranga Gunasekara and Muneer Mulafer, MPs M. Jegadeeswaran, Deepti Wasalathilake and Dharmapriya Wijesinghe as well as JVP party members.

Tilvin Silva has never contested an election in keeping with the policy of the JVP where the General Secretary is confined to running party affairs full time while others take on the public role by contesting elections, but he remains the power behind the outfit. His visit to China and that too at the highest level for a party-to-party interaction shows that the JVP is eager to consolidate and further strengthen and promote its leftist ideology.

During the talks, Chinese officials, while emphasising the long-standing friendship between the JVP and the CCP, underscored the importance of continuously enhancing the political and theoretical knowledge of party cadres. The two sides agreed to share experiences while China also extended support to the country's economic recovery.