South African Embassy, Nouakchott

Address by Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile on the occasion of the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), Shunyii Exhibition Centre, Beijing, 22 June 2026

I extend our sincere appreciation to the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the CCPIT for the gracious invitation to participate in this year’s Expo.

Our presence here today reflects South Africa’s unwavering commitment to deepening our comprehensive economic partnership with China, aimed at advancing trade, investment, and long-term industrial cooperation.

We have reached the conclusion of an important session of our organisation. The decisions we have taken today on the political and security situation in the Republic of Madagascar

We approved the Reports of the three Shuttle Diplomacy Missions as submitted to the Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.

We urge the Organ Troika to convene at shorter intervals to assess the work of the Shuttle Diplomacy Mission and deploy the necessary interventions as the reform process progresses in our sister country, Madagascar.

any reform or refoundation process must be understood as a transitional pathway, not an open-ended arrangement. It must lead, within a defined and reasonable timeframe, to the restoration of full constitutional order and the holding of democratic elections

Remarks by Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile during the meeting with Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, Shenzhen, China, 26 June 2026

This visit reflects the importance that South Africa attaches to its strategic partnership with China and our shared commitment to strengthening trade, investment, industrial cooperation and people-to-people relations.

China remains South Africa’s largest trading partner and one of our most important sources of investment, technology and industrial collaboration.