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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, June 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool
China's determination to deepen friendly and cooperative relations with South Africa will not change no matter how the world changes, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in South Africa's Pretoria.
Xi is in South Africa for a state visit and to attend a BRICS leaders' meeting from Aug. 22-24.
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)