The Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is to kick off here on Friday, with an eye to setting the next agenda for bilateral ties and cementing partnership in new areas that would unleash mutual benefits.
From December 1st to 5th, President Xi Jinping pays state visit to Zimbabwe and South Africa and presides over China-Africa Cooperation Forum in Johannesburg by invitation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that his country stands ready to work with Africa to tap the unique advantages of their partnership and boost bilateral cooperation for the benefit of both peoples.
Johannesburg, the largest city of South Africa and an economic center in the region, is getting busier as Chinese President Xi Jinping is here to co-chair a historic summit on China-Africa cooperation with South African President Jacob Zuma from Friday to Saturday.
Front pages of major dailies in South Africa have been awash with news and commentaries on the forthcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.
President Xi Jinping said China stands ready to work with Africa to tap the unique advantages of their partnership and boost bilateral cooperation.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing is committed to rejuvenating bilateral ties with the World's second largest continent.
A South African government official said the China-Africa relations will continue to grow and benefit both partners.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged China and Africa to work together toward win-win cooperation for common development within the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with the African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in Johannesburg Thursday at the start of a series of meetings to intensify the economic relationship between China and Africa.
Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi delivered a report at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday.
The firm behind China's Three Gorges Dam has set its sights on sub-Saharan Africa.