The state visit invitation by China’s President Xi Jinping is a reciprocal gesture after Ramaphosa hosted Xi on a state visit to South Africa ahead of the BRICS Summit in July 2018.
The year 2018 also marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between South Africa and the People’s Republic of China, with China now being South Africa’s largest trading partner.
Our recent research on China-Africa relations
- South Africa’s China Choice Revisited
- What China’s President Xi’s extended tenure means for Africa
- China in the era of ‘Xi Jinping Thought’: five key trends for Africa
- Exploring the role of China, Japan and India in the East Africa Blue Economy
- The BRICS in a Multipolar World
For more research, visit our China-Africa toolkit.
Expertise
Our senior researcher and China-Africa expert Dr Cobus van Staden is available for comment during the summit period. Van Staden also co-hosts a regular podcast on China’s engagement across Africa and, together with The Wits China-Africa Reporting Project, produced a multimedia guide for journalists covering this year’s summit.
For more information or to arrange interviews:
E: media@saiia.org.za
T: +27 (0)11 339-2021
