Beijing/Pretoria, June 10 -- Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun met with General Rudzani Maphwanya, chief of the South African National Defence Force/Armed Forces (SANDF), in Beijing on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Dong praised the enduring friendship between the two countries and the special bilateral ties that have deepened amid global changes.
Dong highlighted Beijing's readiness to work with South Africa in practicing true multilateralism, opposing hegemony and bullying, standing against power politics, and rejecting division and confrontation. He also called for greater efforts to expand bilateral military cooperation.
Maphwanya expressed appreciation for the Chinese military's long-standing support for the SANDF. He pledged...