The article written by Chinese President Xi Jinping about his visit to South Africa and published in the South African daily newspaper The Star continued to receive positive comments from scholars and academics on Thursday, two days after it was published.
At the invitation of Republic of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, Chinese President Xi Jinping started a state visit to the country on Dec. 2. They agreed that bilateral relations have enjoyed strong development opportunities, as they entered a new phase.
China is expected to send a strong message to the entire world that China and Africa are working together for win-win cooperation, an expert said.
The summit of BRICS countries in Ufa has been a "complete success" because the five countries have deepened their partnership and extended such closeness to their regional partners, said a senior Chinese diplomat on Friday.
President Xi Jinping said China will work more closely with South Africa in a range of areas including marine economy, economic zones, energy and finance.
"Economic and trade cooperation between BRICS countries is experiencing vigorous development. I hope that businesspeople from the five countries will work together to face any challenges and make contributions to boost each state's economy to a higher level."
The meeting has elevated the level of cooperation to new high as the leaders map out a detailed road map and agreed on concrete plans.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urges the business community in the BRICS countries to make new contributions to lifting economic development in the five states to a new high.
China and South Africa agreed here on Thursday to stand together to safeguard the common interests of emerging market economies and developing countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the southwestern Russian city of Ufa on Wednesday to attend the 7th BRICS summit slated for July 8-9.
China will become the president country of BRICS cooperation mechanism starting from January 1, 2017, said Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Thursday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the seventh BRICS summit in the southwestern Russian city of Ufa on Thursday.