The BRI: A Decade On｜South Africa: Shared Prosperity

南方财经全媒体记者 施诗 李依农 南非报道

More than a thousand years ago, Zhang Qian, a Chinese imperial envoy, set out on a westward expedition covering thousands of miles, laying the foundation of the Silk Road. Ten years ago, the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” were envisioned to revitalize ancient trading routes, which came to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative. 

Over the past decade, the Belt and Road Initiative has been implemented with fruitful results, its grand road map at the planning stage translated into tangible projects. To show how the Belt and Road Initiative has transformed BRI countries in the past ten years, Sounthern Finance Omnimedia Corp. produced a special documentary The BRI: A Decade On. Join SFC on a journey across continents and oceans.

South Africa marks our fourth destination in the documentary The BRI: A Decade On. It was once a pivotal nexus along the ancient trading routes that connected Europe to the marvelous land of China. Since diplomatic relations were established 25 years ago, cooperation between China and South Africa has continued to expand across various fields. That expansion has been accelerated under China's Belt and Road Initiative. The close interactions and collaboration between China and South Africa have not only infused vitality into their respective prosperity but have also inscribed a new chapter in the development narrative of the African continent.