South Africa highly values China
On November 23 local time, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with South African Deputy President Mabasa in Johannesburg, and both sides had a friendly communication and exchange, which laid the foundation for the development of relations and cooperation between China and South Africa.
Notably, on November 21, Li Qiang had communicated with South African President Ramaphosa. This time, arranging another dialogue with the Chinese side by the vice president is sufficient to demonstrate respect for China.
How much does South Africa value China?
First, after the summit ended, South Africa immediately arranged for the vice president to meet with China again and have further communication and exchange.
Second, South Africa sent a high-level delegation, including the Minister of Energy and Power, the Minister of Trade and Industry, and the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, among others.
Third, the South African vice president posted four messages on social media platforms to promote the dialogue with the Chinese side.
Fourth, after meeting with the Chinese side, the South African vice president was very happy and shook hands with the Chinese side for about 10 seconds.
In subsequent talks, South Africa also expressed great expectations for future cooperation and hoped to receive more support from China to promote cooperation in multiple areas such as trade, investment, and industry. At the same time, they are willing to further deepen political and diplomatic relations with China!
Of course, the most important thing is that they expressed gratitude for China's support for this summit. In their view, without China's strong assistance, the summit could not have been successfully held. Therefore, they specially received China immediately after the summit ended.
After all, the cooperation between the two countries is very close. China has remained the largest trading partner of South Africa for 16 consecutive years. The import and export volume of goods in September reached 5.683 billion US dollars. China imports minerals, precious metals, diamonds, and other products from the local area, which has effectively driven industrial development!
Moreover, there is potential to expand into more high-tech fields in the future, helping South Africa's economy continue to grow.
In summary, this meeting has also laid the foundation for more cooperation between the two countries. China will continue to increase its openness, which has already been clearly stated at the summit. Therefore, it is not without reason for South Africa to highly value China, because China's influence is continuously increasing.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849626815857676/
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