南非是金磚合作機制的重要參與者、貢獻者和受益者,更是金磚與非洲合作發(fā)展的重要橋梁和“領(lǐng)頭雁”。2011年至2016年,南非同其他金磚伙伴貿(mào)易總額增長54.7%。作為南非最強勁的金磚伙伴,中國對南投資快速增加,已累計超過250億美元,為當?shù)貏?chuàng)造了數(shù)十萬個就業(yè)崗位;2017年中南雙邊貿(mào)易額達391.7億美元,同比增長15.4%。中國已成為南非最大的貿(mào)易伙伴和主要投資、旅游來源國。
金磚新開發(fā)銀行非洲區(qū)域中心去年在約翰內(nèi)斯堡正式啟動,并承諾在18個月內(nèi)為南非批準15億美元貸款??梢灶A(yù)見,金磚合作必將為南非和非洲發(fā)展貢獻更大力量,為非洲實現(xiàn)自主可持續(xù)發(fā)展創(chuàng)造更多的機遇。
For the BRICS, South Africa is a major participant, contributor and beneficiary. More importantly, South Africa is a leader and a bridge in connecting BRICS' development cooperation with Africa. From 2011 to 2016, South Africa's trade with other BRICS partners has increased 54.7%. As South Africa's strongest BRICS partner, Chinese investment in South Africa has grown significantly over the years, and has reached 25 billion dollars on accumulative terms, creating hundreds of thousands of local jobs in South Africa. In 2017, bilateral trade between China and South Africa increased by 15.4% year-on-year and registered 39.17 billion dollars. Today, China is South Africa's largest trading partner and a major source of foreign investment and overseas tourists.
In 2017, the New Development Bank opened its Africa Regional Center in Johannesburg and committed to approve 1.5 billion dollars of loans within 18 months of its opening. It is certain that BRICS cooperation will create more strength for the development of South Africa and Africa, and will generate more opportunities for Africa to realize self-sustainable development.