As China's president, Xi Jinping, attends the BRICS summit this week, the bilateral relationship between South Africa and its largest trading partner is expected to grow. In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa notes the strength of this relationship and commits to working closely with China.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and leaders from China, India and Brazil ahead of the BRICS summit in 2019.As China's president, Xi Jinping, attends the BRICS summit this week, the bilateral relationship between South Africa and its largest trading partner is expected to grow. In his weekly newsletter,notes the strength of this relationship and commits to working closely with China. This year marks 25 years of diplomatic ties between South Africa and the People's Republic of China.
In addition to a number of structured bilateral mechanisms, South Africa and China collaborate on international strategic platforms, such as the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation or FOCAC, BRICS, the G20, the G77 plus China alliance, and others.Relations between the two countries is underpinned by a 10-Year Strategic Programme of Cooperation . President Xi's visit is an opportunity to assess progress in the areas of cooperation and identify ways of deepening collaboration.
South Africa is eager to deepen its collaboration within the frameworks of China's common prosperity doctrine and strategy and our own National Development Plan and Economic Reconstruction and Development Plan. South Africa is also keen to harness the developmental potential of China's Belt and Road Initiative, announced by President Xi in 2013.
Tourism promotion is another area of cooperation. With the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, China is an important source for tourism. It is significant that the number of visitors from China in June 2023 was four times higher than the same time last year.
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