China Donates Computers to SANDF
Mainland China has donated 100 computers and 100 laser printers for training SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel as part of an agreement signed between the countries.
The South African government says defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the People's Republic of China Central Military Committee's second vice-chairman general Guo Boxiong.
Lekota said the donation marked another milestone in developing and strengthening close and friendly bilateral relations between the countries.
"The People's Republic of China played a crucial role in ensuring that our struggle against apartheid succeeded and that we attain our freedom."
He said relations between China and SA were growing from strength to strength, after diplomatic relations were established in 1998. The two countries cooperated on a broad range of issues and had agreements in the fields of police cooperation, trade, economic, science and technology, he said.
SA is China's largest African trading partner with trade volume doubling from R9.3 billion in 1990 to R18.3 billion in 2002.
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20 Juillet 2004 à 17:05 dans
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