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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
CAPE TOWN, March 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with South African Vice President Paul Mashatile in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday and co-chaired the 9th plenary meeting of the China-South Africa Bilateral Intergovernmental Commission.
As Han Zheng noted in his speech, under the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Cyril Ramaphosa, relations between the two countries have entered a “golden era,” been elevated to the level of a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a new era, and continue to move towards the goal of building a high-level community with a shared future.
According to the Chinese Vice President, in today's volatile and turbulent world, China and South Africa, as major developing countries and important states in the Global South, enjoy a wide range of common interests and ample room for cooperation. China-South Africa relations extend beyond bilateral boundaries and are increasingly demonstrating global and strategic influence, Han Zheng stated.
According to him, since the 8th plenary session of the bilateral intergovernmental commission, China-South Africa cooperation in various fields has rapidly developed and yielded significant results. During the current meeting, Han Zheng continued, a broad and in-depth exchange of views took place on the further implementation of the important agreements reached by the two heads of state, as well as on bilateral relations and the promotion of cooperation in key areas, fully reflecting the important role of the intergovernmental commission in planning and coordinating cooperation between the two sides.
Both sides unanimously agreed that, under the new circumstances, the bilateral intergovernmental commission must fully utilize its important role, converting traditional friendship into a sustainable impetus for the development of interstate relations, political mutual trust into concrete actions to protect each other's fundamental interests, and scientifically based and pragmatic strategic planning into tangible results of cooperation.
Han Zheng expressed hope that the relevant departments of the two countries will intensify cooperation, identify key cooperation projects for the next stage and steps for their implementation as soon as possible, and strive to achieve even more significant results and successes.
The two sides need to strengthen the excellent tradition of mutual support between the two countries, strengthen communication and coordinate their positions on issues affecting each other's core interests, as well as on pressing international issues, maintaining exchanges and cooperation at all levels and in various fields, the Chinese vice president said.
He said it was necessary to fully utilize the opportunities for cooperation opened up by China's zero-tariff policy for 53 African countries and to reach agreement as soon as possible on agreements to achieve early results within the framework of the agreement on joint development of economic partnership.
It is necessary to further strengthen cooperation in key areas such as infrastructure, resources, and energy, increase cooperation in science and technology, and promote closer ties between the peoples of the two countries, Han Zheng added.
P. Mashatile, for his part, stated that over the 28 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Africa, bilateral ties have steadily developed in both depth and breadth.
The South African side expressed its readiness to work with the Chinese side to effectively utilize the important guiding and coordinating role of the bilateral intergovernmental commission mechanism in developing relations between the two countries, implement strategic plans for bilateral cooperation, unlock the potential of cooperation, and jointly promote modernization.
South Africa highly appreciates China's constructive role in ensuring world peace, security and development, supports President Xi Jinping's Global Governance Initiative, and expresses its readiness to strengthen coordination and cooperation with China in multilateral mechanisms, jointly upholding multilateralism.
Han Zheng and P. Mashatile heard reports from six subcommittees of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on work in areas such as diplomacy, trade and investment, mineral resources and energy, environment and infrastructure, science and technology, and education and culture. –0–
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