China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed boosting two-way investments between their industrial and commercial communities, a joint statement on Tuesday showed.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Monday, Chinese state media reported. Ramaphosa arrived in the Chinese capital before the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit,

BEIJING (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told China's Xi Jinping on Monday he wanted to narrow his country's trade deficit with Beijing, days before the Chinese leader is due to urge a summit of 50 African nations to buy more Chinese goods.

China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, signed cooperation documents that cover trade and other areas, and discussed encouraging their business communities to increase two-way investments,