Senior CPC Official Meets South African Guests

Jia Qinglin, member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee, met Thursday with G. N. Morkel, premier of South Africa's Western Cape.

Briefing the guests on Beijing's development, Jia, who is also secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, expressed hope that Beijing and Western Cape could further cooperation in various fields, particularly in urban construction and management, high- tech industry and tourism.

Morkel expressed readiness to contribute to the friendship between the peoples of the two countries and expressed hope that their exchanges and cooperation could be enhanced.



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