JOHANNESBURG, June 24 -- Over 200 Chinese companies took part in the three-day Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) just concluded in Johannesburg, with most of them clinching business and trade deals.

The exhibition which showcased products like foodstuffs, construction equipment, vehicles, clothing and locomotives amongst others, provided a good business platform for the 1,000 companies that attended this years' exhibition.

Jiangsu Zongshew, a Chinese company that specializes in manufacturing tricycles, entered into a deal with a South African company called the Great Ocean Import and Export.

"We are ready to start sending tricycle parts to be assembled in South Africa. We have signed the deal and will wait for the paperwork to start our partnership.

"We are glad about the deal and are looking forward to establishing our base in South Africa and then expand to other countries in the region," said David Wang, Sales Manager of Zongshen.

Wang also confirmed that they got a lot of business promises which are likely to bear positive results in the future. Jiangsu Zongshen, which sells its products to 30 countries, issued 1,000 pamphlets at the exhibition advertising their products.

The China Railway Construction Corporation was one of the most popular stands at the exhibition. Their state-of-the-art trains lured a lot of companies who were keen to know how they can import those to their countries.

Shan Jia, the local Manager for China Railway Construction Corporation, told Xinhua that even though they did not expect to make deals, they managed to showcase what they are capable of doing.

"As the largest contractor in the world, we came here to make people see and feel what we can make."