CHENGDU, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) left Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, for good-will visits to Nepal, Sri Lanka,Maldive and the Philippines.

    The delegation, led by a member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Party chief of China's Tianjin municipality Zhang Gaoli, was invited by the government of Nepal, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Maldivian Democratic Party and Senate of the Philippines.