China, South Africa agree to seek balanced trade, more investments

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept. 2, 2024.

China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed boosting two-way investments between their industrial and commercial communities, a joint statement on Tuesday showed.