This article**[Ministry of Commerce**].
On March 5, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with the visiting Minister of Industry and Competition of South Africa** in Beijing. The two sides focused on exchanging views on implementing the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and deepening bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Tang Wenhong, Assistant Minister of Commerce, and Xie Shengwen, South African Ambassador to China, attended the meeting.
Wang Wentao said that during the visit of President *** to South Africa in August 2023, he reached a series of important consensus with Ramaphosa**, which pointed out the direction for China and South Africa to deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-South Africa economic and trade cooperation has achieved fruitful results, with bilateral stability and efficiency, and a deepening of the structure. China is willing to work with the South to create more convenient conditions for enterprises of the two countries to deepen investment cooperation and promote the sustained and healthy development of China-South Africa economic and trade relations.
Patel said that China is one of South Africa's most important economic and trade partners, and the South attaches great importance to economic and trade cooperation with China, hopes to further expand the export of industrial products and agricultural products to China, and welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest in South Africa and expand cooperation in the fields of new energy vehicles and batteries. Nanfang will continue to provide convenience and support for Chinese enterprises in combination with the development needs of Chinese enterprises in South Africa.