The fifth BRICS summit opened in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday night with President Jacob Zuma hosting a banquet for his counterparts of the five-member grouping.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, agreed to further boost bilateral relationship and make it a strategic focus in their respective foreign policies.
BRICS nations have agreed to establish a development bank to fund infrastructure in the five emerging economies, Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei confirmed on Tuesday.
China would like to forge relations with South Africa based on the model of cooperation between major developing economies.
China and South Africa agreed on Tuesday to prioritize bilateral relationship in their respective foreign policies and called for a more equal and balanced global partnership for development.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma here on Tuesday to advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
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South Africa has pledged greater cooperation with China and to inject new ideas to enrich relations, the South African ambassador to China said.
The South African government welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit, the Presidency said on Sunday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa Monday for a state visit to promote bilateral ties and for a summit of BRICS countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Dar es Salaam Monday afternoon for South Africa after wrapping up a successful state visit to Tanzania.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday visited a cemetery burying 69 Chinese experts who lost their lives when they were on assistance missions to Tanzania over four decades ago.
China and Tanzania issued in Dar Es Salaam Monday a joint communique on strengthening friendly cooperation between the two countries.