South Africa will utilize the Chinese model in its "re-industrialization" process, the presidency said on Sunday.
China and South Africa agreed here on Thursday to stand together to safeguard the common interests of emerging market economies and developing countries.
South Africans are learning more about Chinese culture through the latest in a series of visual delights to celebrate the Year of China in South Africa 2015, which has gone on display in Pretoria.
President Xi Jinping will attend an opening ceremony of a climate conference in Paris from Nov 29 to 30 at the invitation of French President Francois Hollande and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who will preside over the conference.