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Chinese Communist Party’s Top Diplomat Wraps Up South Africa Tour, Expressing Confidence in New Government
The head of the Communist Party of China's (CPC) international department, Liu Jianchao, wrapped up a five-day visit to South Africa on Sunday where he met with leaders of the new Government of National Unity (GNU). On Friday, Liu held talks with ...
China’s Top Diplomat for Africa Appointed as Ambassador to South Africa
Wu Peng, China’s new ambassador-designate, arrived in South Africa on Monday. His appointment is the latest example of high-powered diplomats with continent-wide experience becoming the PRC’s envoys to Pretoria. Before he took up the ambassadorship, Wu was the Director-General of the ...
Trade Numbers Reveal Africa-China Sticking Points
New Africa-China trade figures released by China’s General Administration of Customs reveal a low-energy trade relationship hemmed in by structural constraints. The Chinese authorities tried to put a happy face on it by emphasizing the 1.5% increase in trade (to a total ...
Xi Mysteriously Failed to Show Up at a BRICS Event, Sparking Wild Speculation Over What Happened
The opening day of the BRICS summit in South Africa began as expected on Tuesday with a flurry of high-profile arrivals in Johannesburg followed by a bilateral meeting between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The two ...
Relations Between China and South Africa Have Entered a “Golden Era,” Says Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping began his visit to South Africa on Tuesday with a round of bilateral diplomacy with his host Cyril Ramaphosa. The two leaders met for talks in the capital Pretoria where Xi declared that relations between the two ...
Xi Jinping Will Cover Many Bases During His Visit to South Africa
China’s President Xi Jinping's visit to the BRICS summit also includes an official state visit to South Africa on Tuesday. Both governments emphasized their long relationship (this year marks 25 years of diplomatic ties) and said they want to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership.
Chinese Company Expands Footprint in South Africa’s Energy Sector With New Solar Project
One of China’s biggest companies, the Fortune 500-listed PowerChina, is establishing itself among energy sector players seeking to offer solutions to the crippling blackouts predicted to last until 2027 in South Africa. The country is seeking to transition to ...
Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud on Africa’s Green Transition
This has been a week of revealing contrasts, so revealing that a screenwriter might find them a bit on the nose. Most prominent was the global attention focused on the underwater fate of a small group of rich people and the general ...
The South African Government May Be Edging Closer to China, Russia But Its People Seem to Prefer the West, Says New Poll
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday during the last stop of her ten-day, three-nation Africa tour. Yellen's arrival in Pretoria comes one day after a high-profile visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: The United States To Re-launch B3W at Next Week’s G7 Conference
The United States will re-launch the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative at next week's G7 conference with a new program that aims to provide an alternative to Chinese infrastructure financing in the Global South. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan did not provide many details on the new ...
Ramaphosa Again Holds Up China as a Development Model for South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa referenced China as a model for South Africa to lessen its sky-high unemployment problem. Ramaphosa was addressing the country's parliament in a follow-up debate to his annual State of the Nation Address, which took place on 10 February.
Presidents Sall and Ramaphosa Address FOCAC
Senegalese President Macky Sall, host of this year's FOCAC, and President Cyril Rampahosa from South Africa both delivered speeches at the forum on Monday, among the few African leaders this year to speak at the event. Both spoke of the importance ...