Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) Secretary General Christophe Bazivamo began a visit to China on Thursday, October 22, with talks Communist Party of China (CPC) officials aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two ruling parties. Key areas include training of party cadres, research and cultural heritage management. According to RPF-Inkotanyi, Bazivamo met Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee on Thursday for bilateral discussions on areas of mutual interest. ALSO READ: RPF, Chinese province sign agreements on school establishment, museum management The two officials reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation between RPF-Inkotanyi and the CPC, building on relations between the two parties. Bazivamo also visited the CPC Central Committee Party School, where he held talks with the institution’s vice president on cooperation in training party cadres, research and development. During the visit, Bazivamo is expected to travel to Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, where two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) will be signed. One agreement will involve the Changsha Museum and the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy (RCHA), while the other will bring together Rwanda Polytechnic and Changsha Vocational and Technical College. ALSO READ: RPF secretary general in China to help deepen ties The planned agreements are expected to expand cooperation in cultural heritage and technical and vocational education, building on existing exchanges between Rwanda and China. RPF-Inkotanyi and the CPC have maintained party-to-party relations through high-level visits, political exchanges and capacity-building initiatives. In June 2025, RPF signed two cooperation agreements with CPC structures in Shaanxi Province and Yan’an. One focused on museum management and collaboration between the Yan’an Revolutionary Memorial Sites Management Bureau and the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy, while the other covered plans to establish a political school in Rwanda. The agreements were intended to promote exchanges in heritage preservation, political education and capacity building.
