On April 21, 2026, Mr. Zhou Yujiang, Deputy Consul General of China in Johannesburg attended the China (Shenzhen Longhua)-South Africa (Johannesburg) Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference. More than one hundred people were present at the event, including Mr. Wang Dianjia, Deputy District Mayor of Longhua District of Shenzhen, Mr. Thulani Kunene, Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Ms. Dora Mlambo, Member of the Ekurhuleni City Council, officials from the City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development, and representatives from business and overseas Chinese organizations.

Mr. Zhou briefed on China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, the latest progress of China-South Africa relations, and China’s implementation of zero-tariff measures for African countries. He expressed his hope that local governments and enterprises from both countries would seize the opportunities brought by China’s high-quality development and high-level opening up, better leverage their complementary advantages, further strengthen cooperation, and contribute to the development of China-South Africa relations.