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Since the establishment of formal diplomatic ties in 1998, relations between South Africa, a leading economy on the African continent, and China, the largest developing country in the world, have grown steadily. Sharing a similar global vision, the two emerging countries are working towards closer strategic co-operation that takes account of the structure of bilateral economic ties, domestic diversity and overlapping interests (...)More on SAIIA's website.[caption id="attachment_1746" align="alignleft" width="440"] Cliquer pour accéder au site et à la vidéo[/caption]&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;see alsoSouth Africa and China - Building Bridges to Beneficiationan analysis by By Chris Alden and Yu-Shan Wu&#160;