China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa at midnight on Monday for his fourth state visit to the country, which coincides with the 15th BRICS Summit.

After arriving at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at midnight on Monday, Xi was welcomed with a cultural song and dance performance as well as a military parade by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

He was received by President Cyril Ramaphosa who will host the Chinese leader in the executive capital, Pretoria, on Tuesday ahead of the BRICS summit which runs from August 22 to 24.

BRICS is a bloc of emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It currently makes up a quarter of the global economy and is also home to more than 40 percent of the world’s population.

Writing in his weekly column on Monday, Ramaphosa said 2023 marks 25 years of diplomatic ties between South Africa and the People’s Republic of China.

“Our bilateral relationship with our largest trading partner is almost as old as our democracy,” he said.

South Africa has a great deal to learn from China’s development path. Among other achievements, China has lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty over a 40-year period.”

Ramaphosa said as partners in development, China and South Africa have long shared a common understanding that trade and investment are the foremost catalysts for improving the living standards of their respective peoples.

Xi will also attend the BRICS summit, where Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are also expected to be present.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is facing an international arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, is not attending the meeting. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent him.

More than 30 heads of state and government from across Africa will be attending the summit.

Earlier on Sunday, Ramaphosa said South Africa will not be forced to side with any global powers as he readied to play host to the summit.

“While some of our detractors prefer overt support for their political and ideological choices, we will not be drawn into a contest between global powers,” Ramaphosa said in a televised State of the Nation address.

“We have resisted pressure to align ourselves with any one of the global powers or with influential blocs of nations,” he said.

Welcome

My respect for this man is the fact that he won’t get involved with the affairs of other peoples country, and will not tolerate u interfering in his, I mean u don’t have reasons to in the first place

South Africa .. the real giant of Africa …

Making Africa proud .. left right and center ..


Nigeria is busy chasing shadows and licking butt.. our inec select president is a cock sucker..
going to war with his neighbors based on his interest..

Honestly the world has left Nigeria ..
…..broke .. no friends .. heavily corrupt , evil, raped democracy, fake and substandard.. ruled by demonic occult leaders.. and a Yoruba god.

God help Nigeria

South Africa is obviously the giant of Africa

See the calibre of world leaders visiting the country . But here in Nigeria, A drug baron is the president.

South Africa is beautiful. I want her to be the new face of Africa. Not useless Nigeria

Tizmamoney:
South Africa is beautiful. I want her to be the new face of Africa. Not useless Nigeria

Was there ever a time South Africa wasn't a face of Africa?

You are on point.

Asgard73:
South Africa .. the real giant of Africa …

Making Africa proud .. left right and center ..


Nigeria is busy chasing shadows and licking butt.. our inec select president is a cock sucker..
going to war with his neighbors based on his interest..

Honestly the world has left Nigeria ..
…..broke .. no friends .. heavily corrupt , evil, raped democracy, fake and substandard.. ruled by demonic occult leaders.. and a Yoruba god.

God help Nigeria

When is Putin showing up. International arrest warrant something

BRICS is putting the west on its toes. Giving them something to worry about.

Things I like to see.

Should have been BRINCS- Nigeria should have taken her place of honor in this emerging economic bloc but as usual, our useless and corrupt leaders haven't finished licking the balls of their colonial masters.

raskymonojendor:
When is Putin showing up. International arrest warrant something

Putin landed there since yesterday before Chinese president

TMKsouth:
India's Narendra Modi and Brazil's Lula da Silva have also landed in SA.

Vladimir Putin will attend the summit virtually as he is subject to an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes in Ukraine.

Putin would attend the summit and nothing will happen, attending the the summit is another way of demonstrating his untouchability as the most powerful man in the world, long live Vladimir Putin.

mysticwarrior:
Putin would attend the summit and nothing will happen, attending the the summit is another way of demonstrating his untouchability as the most powerful man in the world, long live Vladimir Putin.

Biscuit carriers often can't read properly.

Putin is not in Johannesburg but on Zoom.

TMKsouth:


Biscuit carriers often can't read properly.

Putin is not in Johannesburg but on Zoom.

Wannahowzit is that you? I was only responding yo what you typed and here it is
"Vladimir Putin will attend the summit virtually as he is subject to an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes in Ukraine" were you ejaculating when you typed that ?

Xi my man, worthy leaders turning things around in their country, unlike the corrupt criminals we have here

Nigeria is in a tight corner and surely not able to take advantage of the repositioning opportunities provided by the BRICS alliance due to so many reasons like indebtedness to IMF, WB, US and UK as well as an handicapped president who commands zero respect due to his many baggages. I wish we still had someone like OBJ as president and also that time we had very favourable external reserve and competitive might in Africa. These days, even the likes of Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi etc have pushed us further back on the international politics table while we cling to the empty age-old toga of "Giant Lilliputian of Africa

Good.. Mutual respect is what we want. Africans are humans too and not some animals to be trampled upon like France is doing to Francophone countries in West Africa.

The Chinese president is welcome to Africa; the cape of good hope.

E never reach when Nigeria will join Brics ?

Asgard73:
South Africa .. the real giant of Africa …

Making Africa proud .. left right and center ..


Nigeria is busy chasing shadows and licking butt.. our inec select president is a cock sucker..
going to war with his neighbors based on his interest..

Honestly the world has left Nigeria ..
…..broke .. no friends .. heavily corrupt , evil, raped democracy, fake and substandard.. ruled by demonic occult leaders.. and a Yoruba god.

God help Nigeria

Let me guess.

You are Igbo.

(Spit)

SpartaOfLagos:
South Africa is obviously the giant of Africa

See the calibre of world leaders visiting the country . But here in Nigeria, A drug baron is the president.

Let me guess.

You are Igbo.

(Spit)