How China, S Africa usher in 'golden era' for bilateral ties
2023-08-23 09:15:24 source：CGTN
August 22, 2023
With a brotherly and comradely friendship, China and South Africa - the world's two major developing countries - are set to see their bilateral relations taking a step further with more fruitful cooperation in a "golden era" as the leaders of both countries met in Pretoria on Tuesday.
During his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Xi recalled the fruits of bilateral cooperation in the past decade, including the building of Chinese carmaker BAIC Group's South Africa plant and the establishment of the Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology in 2013, saying that he is pleased to see the progress South Africa has achieved in national development.
In 2018, Xi and Ramaphosa unveiled the first-ever BAIC vehicle assembled on African soil via video link. In celebration of South Africa hosting the 15th BRICS Summit, the BAIC Group South Afrca plant is set to realize the localized production of BAIC's own brands in 2023.
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