Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan delivers a speech at an anti-AIDS advocacy activity of Africa-China Partnership: Caring for an HIV-free Generation in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec 5, 2015.
South African and Chinese experts on Thursday launched a book which analyses the relationship between China and Africa in great details.
China will encourage agencies at home to "expand the scale of financing toward South Africa" and boost the latter's role in upgrading African industries, President Xi Jinping told his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma.
The article written by Chinese President Xi Jinping about his visit to South Africa and published in the South African daily newspaper The Star continued to receive positive comments from scholars and academics on Thursday, two days after it was published.
China attaches great importance to its relations with the African Union (AU) and supports the organization to play a significant role in Africa's development, integration as well as in regional and global affairs, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.
At the invitation of Republic of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, Chinese President Xi Jinping started a state visit to the country on Dec. 2. They agreed that bilateral relations have enjoyed strong development opportunities, as they entered a new phase.
The increasingly deepening cooperation between China and Africa proves that there is a link between Chinese dream and African dream. The reality of the dreams is to bring relations between the two sides closer.
Though Africa's clean energy market faces roadblocks, such as insufficient infrastructure and financing channels, the continent is a gold mine for many Chinese companies due to its abundant solar and nuclear resources.
Chinese culture will gain popularity in Africa with increasing economic interaction between the two sides, creating a market for Chinese media content on the African continent, said Koos Bekker, chairman of the South African media company Naspers.
Experts say Chinese agricultural demonstration centers have significantly helped train personnel and increase crop production, but their performance could be improved through a better understanding of African countries' needs and situations.
South Africa sees the meeting of Chinese and African leaders on Friday and Saturday as a chance to further consolidate relations through South-South cooperation, focusing on industrialization and regional economic integration, according to a senior diplomat.