{"id":44096,"date":"2025-12-05T04:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=44096"},"modified":"2025-12-05T04:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:07:33","slug":"china-backs-south-africa-amid-trumps-g20-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/05\/china-backs-south-africa-amid-trumps-g20-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"China backs South Africa amid Trump&#8217;s G20 threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>China\u2019s envoy said Africa is entering a new phase of modernisation and global influence.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While US President Donald Trump is threatening to exclude South Africa from next year\u2019s G20 meeting, Pretoria has received staunch support from China, which praised the recent hosting of the G20 summit in Johannesburg. <\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s ambassador to South Africa, Wu Peng, speaking at the launch in Johannesburg of the fifth book by Chinese President Xi Jinping\u2019s about that country\u2019s governance, said \u201cthere is a new awakening in Africa\u201d. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-china-s-view-of-africa\">China\u2019s view of Africa<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAfrica is steadily advancing towards the goals of industrialisation, connectivity and poverty reduction,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina hopes to work with African countries to advance modernisation, play a leading role in the modernisation of the global south, and make greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Wu added: \u201cChina believes that South Africa is and always will be a crucial and constructive member of the G20.\u201d Wu highlighted that Xi\u2019s book illustrates the historical trajectory of China\u2019s path and its contributions to the world. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Will G20 countries help South Africa after US tries to bar it from 2026 meeting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina is a major country with a population of over 1.4 billion and we have no other country to copy from in the path to our modernisation,\u201d said Wu. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe book explains how China has pursued its own path around the central task of Chinese-style modernisation, eradicated absolute poverty and built a moderately prosperous society in all respects.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lessons-for-global-governance-and-south-africa-s-development-path\">Lessons for global governance and South Africa\u2019s development path<\/h3>\n<p>Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa said for policymakers, scholars and development practitioners across the globe, Xi\u2019s writings provide a window into how China interprets and responds to global challenges. <\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s development and transformation are an inspiration for the global south and provide lessons in governance and nation-building. Ramokgopa said China\u2019s developmental trajectory provides important lessons for South Africa \u201con strategic persistence, coherence in national objectives and their attainment, and deepening state capacity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW READ: \u2018For now, we will take a commercial break\u2019 \u2013 Presidency shrugs off US G20 snub<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#China #backs #South #Africa #Trumps #G20 #threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s envoy said Africa is entering a new phase of modernisation and global influence. 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