The China-South Africa and China-Africa science and technology cooperation is faced with important new opportunities, as the FOCAC Beijing summit will kick off in September, the Chinese president said.

We should actively build new platforms for joint innovation, deepen exchanges and cooperation, boost exchanges among young scientists, proactively involve ourselves in the global innovation network, promote open cooperation in innovation ability with countries around the world, so as to push forward the China-South Africa science and technology innovative cooperation to keep up with the global trend of science and technology development, and endeavor to become top players in such development, Xi said.

He urged representatives from the Chinese and South African science and technology and industrial circles to continue to carry forward the traditional friendship between the two countries, actively expand innovation and enhance coordination, in order to find a win-win development path for China-South Africa science and technology innovative cooperation.

The Chinese president expressed confidence in the smooth realization of the goals through persistent endeavor.