Xi, Ramaphosa agree to bolster partnership

China hopes to work closely with South Africa to maintain and develop their comprehensive strategic partnership, President Xi Jinping said when meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia on Thursday.

As major developing countries and emerging economies, both China and South Africa face the important tasks of promoting domestic economic growth and improving their people's lives, firmly maintaining multilateralism and opposing unilateralism and bullying, Xi said.

China and South Africa should maintain strategic communication and strengthen interparty exchanges and the sharing of governance experience, he said. They should understand and support each other over issues related to their core interests and major concerns, Xi said.