Ambassador Wu Peng told the National Press Club that China ‘highly’ appreciates South Africa’s reiteration of its commitment to the One-China Policy, acknowledging that there is only one China.
Ambassador of China to South Africa, Wu Peng addressing the National Press Club. Picture: SuppliedAmbassador of the People’s Republic of South Africa, Wu Peng has commended the South African government for championing the One-China Policy which was reiterated by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his recent two-legged trip to Beijing.
Ramaphosa invited several high-ranking Cabinet ministers on his Beijing tour, including Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen who is also leader of the Democratic Alliance, to accompany him on the State Visit to China, and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit. “Last night I had the opportunity to inform him that even one of the leaders of the parties that we are now joined with in the government of national unity, who initially was not so well disposed to One-China Policy, after having visited China for the very first time, and for the very first time as one of my ministers, publicly said he now subscribes and embraces one-China policy,” he said.
“China highly appreciates South Africa’s reiteration of its commitment to the One-China Policy, acknowledging that there is only one China, that the People’s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government of China, and that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China. China also appreciates South Africa’s support for our efforts toward national reunification,” Wu told the National Press Club event in Pretoria.
“I am confident that our friends in the media will make full use of your strengths, continue to closely follow the development of China-Africa and China-South Africa relations, and deliver more comprehensive and objective coverage of the cooperation between our nations. Together, we can help build an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era.”
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