S. African vice-president encourages investment, signs deals with China

BEIJING / SHANGHAI - South Africa will "wholeheartedly" support Chinese investment and encourage Chinese firms to continue seeking partners there, visiting South Africa Deputy-President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday.

The two developing countries also signed agreements on mineral resources, geology and financial cooperation as Motlanthe arrived in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon to meet Vice-President Xi Jinping.

Xi said China is willing to work together with South Africa to make their strategic relationship a model of partnership between developing countries.