South Africa is an important member of the Group of Twenty (G20), and China supports South Africa's continued participation in relevant activities within the G20 framework, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.
Guo responded to a question at a regular briefing regarding a media inquiry about South Africa not being invited to the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta, the United States.
"The G20 is a premier forum for international economic cooperation and plays an important role in advancing multilateralism, promoting world economic growth and improving global governance. South Africa is an important member of the G20. China supports South Africa's continued participation in relevant activities within the G20 framework," said Guo.
G20 is an international forum on financial and economic issues. Its participants represent about 85 percent of global gross domestic product and two-thirds of the world’s population.
China supports South Africa's participation in G20 cooperation: spokesman
