CHINA and South Africa are working on a new 10-year strategic program for cooperation, as the current one nears its end, reports Bloomberg News.
The plan will collaborate with areas such as higher education, skills transfer, health, the digital economy, science, and technology.
'We hope to sign this before the end of the year,' said public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.
South Africa has been China's biggest trading partner in Africa for 10 years, while China has been the largest recipient of South African goods and services for 11 years. In 2019, total trade was US$43.2 billion between the two nations.
An initial strategic programme was adopted at the end of 2014, during a visit by former South African President Jacob Zuma to China.
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The plan will collaborate with areas such as higher education, skills transfer, health, the digital economy, science, and technology.
'We hope to sign this before the end of the year,' said public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.
South Africa has been China's biggest trading partner in Africa for 10 years, while China has been the largest recipient of South African goods and services for 11 years. In 2019, total trade was US$43.2 billion between the two nations.
An initial strategic programme was adopted at the end of 2014, during a visit by former South African President Jacob Zuma to China.
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