From spicy sauces to premium cosmetics, South Africa is presenting a diverse and flavorful range of products at the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha City, central China's Hunan Province.
Zanele Carol Sanni, Chief Director of Export Promotion and Marketing at the Department of Trade and Industry, said South Africa is expanding its trade offerings and inviting Chinese consumers to explore the full spectrum of its products.
"You see a number of consumers who are interested in our products, and you see that throughout the many countries, there's a lot of interest in what African suppliers actually have to show to the Chinese consumer. So it's very exciting to be here. We are actually excited about everything that we have brought here. The products that we have range from the basic commodities, including some of our nuts such as luxury nuts that the Chinese like to have, such as macadamia nuts. We've gone up a notch because we want to diversify our trade with China. So we even have products like cosmetics, and we've seen that there's a lot of interest," said Sanni.
Sanni said that South Africa has got more than minerals and the country wants to showcase the diversity of its industrial base by offering more products.
"It's really to showcase what we have as a country, the diversity of our industrial base, and really to experience it for yourself, because we believe that 'the proof is in the pudding.' I know that's an English saying, but come and see, so you can see the diversity of what we have," said Sanni.
The expo had its curtain lifted at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center on Thursday, and remains open to the general public from June 13 to 15.
Nearly 4,700 Chinese and African companies, along with over 30,000 participants, are set to attend the four-day event themed "China and Africa: Together Toward Modernization."
Organizers have reported that the value of preliminarily agreed-upon cooperation projects exceeds 11 billion U.S. dollars.
S Africa highlights trade diversity at 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo
