SOEs building bilateral ties in South Africa

BEIJING - China's State-owned enterprises have created job opportunities and show commitment to their corporate social responsibilities in South Africa, said a senior trade official in the country.

"Their presence has added to the value of products here - benefiting not only the country but the continent as a whole," Lionel October, director-general of South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry, said during the country's recent exposition, its largest-ever in China.

South Africa is now China's largest trade partner in Africa.