CHINA-SA YOUTH FEDERATION’S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT XI JINPING’S CONGRATS MESSAGE ON AU SUMMIT
The China South Africa Youth Federation warmly welcomes and highly commends the congratulatory message delivered by His Excellency President Xi Jinping to the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. President Xi’s message to His Excellency João Lourenço, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Angola, and His […]
AMB WU PENG ADDRESSES SA STUDENTS RETURNING FROM SUCCESSFUL VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN CHINA
“First of all, let me extend on behalf of the (Chinese) Embassy my warmest congratulations to the first group of students from South African public TVET colleges for successfully completing your 150-day training program in China! My sincere gratitude also goes to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Beijing Polytechnic（发音：泡利泰克尼克) College, and […]
THE IMPERATIVE OF THE VISIT OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI TO ETHIOPIA: REAFFIRMING THE “ALL-WEATHER STRATEGIC PARNERSHIP”
From January 7 to January 9, Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Ethiopia in 2026, undertaken as part of the long-standing tradition of Chinese foreign ministers making Africa their first destination of the New Year, is significant both in its timing and substance. For the past 36 years, China has consistently prioritized Africa in this […]
THE 9TH CHINA TRADE FAIR SIGNALS A NEW TRADE ERA WITH SOUTH AFRICA
The 9th China Trade Fair South Africa, held at the Gallagher Convention Centre this past Tuesday the 23rd of September, was not merely a trade exhibition — it was a geopolitical statement. It signaled that South Africa, and the continent at large, is no longer content to be a passive consumer or raw exporter. Instead, […]
CHINA STEPS IN TO RESCUE THE GLOBAL SOUTH AS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TARIFFS WREAK HAVOC
At a time of great economic strife across the global community – triggered largely by the huffing and puffing of President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy – too many nations are reeling from the weaponization of tariffs as a diplomatic tool. Presiding over the world’s largest economy and unparalleled military might that borders on […]
PRESIDENT XI JINPING SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO 38TH AU SUMMIT
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message to the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, extending warm congratulations to African countries and people. In the face of the current complex and intertwined international situation, the Global South, represented by China and Africa, has grown significantly, Xi noted. Over the past year, the AU has […]
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S AFRICAN DREAM TO COUNTER CHINA WILL BE DERAILED BY HISTORY
In 1976, in an effort to bolster the China-Africa relations that had blossomed throughout Africa’s liberation wars for independence, China issued a rare (at the time) interest-free loan for the construction of TAZARA railway. TAZARA, short for Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority, has since the start of its operation nearly 50 years ago been a shining model […]
SENDING STUDENTS FORTH TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN CHINA A GREAT IDEA
This past Tuesday, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, announced that the government plans to send over 100 schoolchildren to China for a skills progression initiative. The initiative, as outlined by the minister, is aimed at equipping students with “scarce and critical skills of the future” within the technology sector, ultimately bolstering […]
“WE WILL IMPLEMENT FOCAC RESOLUTIONS WITHOUT DELAY” – AMB WU
China’s top envoy to South Africa, Ambassador Wu Peng, is a diplomat on a mission: He wants to bolster bilateral ties between Pretoria and Beijing to the level where benefits of the existing “golden era relations” could be felt and seen across every sphere of society. Amb Wu was briefing the media at a special […]