At 7:00 p.m. on July 24, 2018, President Paul Kagame, Chairperson of South Africa, held a banquet to welcome Chinese leaders' state visit to South Africa and celebrate the 20th anniversary of China-South Africa diplomatic ties. President Xi Jinping of China and his wife Peng Liyuan were invited to attend the banquet. On the state visit welcome banquet, President Paul Kagame saluted and welcomed the Chinese delegation. The two countries renewed friendship and talked about the bright prospect of China-South Africa relations and China-Africa relations in warm and friendly atmospheres.
 
President Xi Jinping pointed out that although China and South Africa have a bright future for cooperation, we still need to keep moving forward. As China and South Africa embark on a new journey of development, we should make more efforts to join hands, have our hearts linked and help each other realize our development dreams. I firmly believe that with the firm support of people from the two countries, we will surely make new achievements in China-South Africa relations in the new era.

President Paul Kagame warmly welcomed President Xi Jinping to visit South Africa to celebrate the 20th anniversary for the establishment of diplomatic ties between South Africa and China. Over the past 20 years, the two parties, two countries and two peoples of South Africa and China have maintained close exchanges and conducted sound cooperation at the bilateral, regional and global levels. This is the best period for the bilateral relationship between South Korea and China. President Xi Jinping's visit this time shows that the relationship between South Korea and China is full of strategic implications and has gone beyond ordinary bilateral relations. South Africa will work together with China to implement the consensus reached between the two countries, to have deeper cooperation in economy, trade, science and technology, culture and other fields, to push forward the comprehensive strategic partnership between South Africa and China and to continue to promote the friendly cooperation between Africa and China.