'A more multi-polar global order'

We are pleased to be in China during the commemoration of "2014 - Year of South Africa in China". The number of initiatives and cities involved over the course of the year attest and give further impetus to the significant strides that South Africa and China have made since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1998.

We welcome China's stance and support efforts in transforming the international economy as we developing countries strive towards a more multi-polar global order.

To further this, our membership in shared platforms such as the G77 and the BRICS alliance enables us to advance the ambitions of developing nations as they relate to job creation and poverty alleviation.