A 20-member delegation of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by general secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya, will visit China from November 15 at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

The visit will provide an opportunity for the two parties to exchange experiences and discuss good governance, economic development, public service delivery, institutional capacity building and political leadership that responds to public expectations, according to a statement issued by RSP spokesperson Jagadish Kharel.

The two parties see the visit as a way to deepen political dialogue, strengthen mutual understanding and promote development cooperation between Nepal and China, the statement said.

The delegation includes RSP lawmakers Ganesh Parajuli, Hari Dhakal, Kabindra Burlakoti, Lima Adhikari Acharya, Samiksha Baskota, Sagar Dhakal, Sushant Vaidik, Reema Bishwakarma, Ramesh Kumar Sapkota and Gazala Shamim Mikrani.

Other members are Dr Dhananjaya Regmi, Shriram Neupane, Dr Ram Lama, Poonam Kumari Agrawal, Dr Anand Bahadur Chand, Dr Sujata Tamang, Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary, Aravind Shah and Ratna Thapa.

The visit comes as the RSP-led government under Prime Minister Balendra Shah seeks to strengthen Nepal’s economic and diplomatic ties with key development partners, including China.