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.
South African and Chinese experts on Thursday launched a book which analyses the relationship between China and Africa in great details.
President Xi Jinping has called for more closely connecting China's development with Africa via capacity cooperation to improve infrastructure and expand the pool of talent for African nations.
China Railway Signal and Communication Co Ltd, the world's largest railway control solution provider by market share, will provide advanced train control systems to the Mombasa-Nairobi standard-gauge railway.
The Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre, which is under construction in Kenya, will spearhead research done by Chinese and African scientists in addressing emerging biodiversity and conservation challenges facing developing countries.
Front pages of major dailies in South Africa have been awash with news and commentaries on the forthcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.
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.
China will collaborate with global partners to further benefit Africa while ensuring the fruits of its development can be shared by the world, said a senior Chinese researcher.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing is committed to rejuvenating bilateral ties with the World's second largest continent.
President Xi Jinping said China stands ready to work with Africa to tap the unique advantages of their partnership and boost bilateral cooperation.
A South African government official said the China-Africa relations will continue to grow and benefit both partners.
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