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South African Ambassador to China Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele

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South African Ambassador to China Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele: We hope to introduce digital technologies to make our products more competitive.



South Africa is the only country in the world with three capital cities: Pretoria, the administrative capital; Cape Town, the legislative capital; and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital. It is one of the world's top five countriesin mineral resources, with over 70 kinds of minerals in proven reserves being exploited. It receives more international tourists than any other country in Africa.

Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele: China has achieved fruitful results in digitalization.


I hope China and South Africa will carry out scientific and technological exchanges and technology transfers. I believe we will benefit a lot. Forty percent of Africa's industrial products come from South Africa. However, most of them are traditionally produced without the support of new technical forces. We hope to introduce China's digital technologies to make our products competitive.

South Africa has many high-quality agricultural products, such as wine, citrus fruits, avocados, and soybeans. We hope to export these products to China.  


This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.


Translator: Kuang Zhenzhen


Chinese source: official WeChat account of Hunan Daily