In reply to a letter from the faculty and students of the Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology in South Africa, Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged them to learn the Chinese language well and contribute to carrying forward the China-South Africa friendship and promoting friendly cooperation between China and Africa. During his visit to South Africa in March 2013, Xi witnessed the signing of an agreement on the joint establishment of the Confucius institute between China and South Africa. Edited excerpts from Xi's speeches on China-Africa friendship since 2018 follow:
Excerpt from Xi's reply to a letter from the faculty and students of the Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology in South Africa in August 2023
Excerpt from Xi's reply to a letter from the faculty and students of the Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology in South Africa in August 2023
Excerpt from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on September 3, 2018
Excerpt from Xi's reply to a letter from the faculty and students of the Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology in South Africa in August 2023
Excerpt from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on November 29, 2021
Excerpt from Xi's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on September 3, 2018
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Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (III&IV), Xinhua News Agency and ChinAfrica
