This as China has agreed to continue to play a pivotal role in South Africa’s re-industrialization and development agenda, as well as to continue to be a strategic partner for South Africa in the bilateral and multilateral arena.

China has also expressed the urgent need for South Africa to do more in industrial cooperation to boost Africa’s industrialization process, beneficiation of natural resources, health cooperation to build up Africa’s capacity for dealing with infectious diseases such as Ebola, as well as security cooperation to help Africa maintain peace and stability.

In turn South Africa emphasised the need for beneficiation, particularly from the mining and minerals industries, agro-processing; focus and exploration of the Blue Economy through Operation Phakisa; and value-addition through the manufacturing and services industries.

The two countries already enjoy a sound political and economic relationship and are working well as BRICS partners, the BASIC Group on Climate Change (Brazil, SA, India and China), the Group of 77 + China, the G20, as well as the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Available: http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sa-china-working-towards-win-win-cooperation