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South African ambassador: BRICS emphasizes partnership, not competition
The 15th BRICS Summit is about to be held in South Africa. In our “High-Talk” segment, CGTN spoke with Siyabonga Cwele, the ambassador of South Africa to China. He explained Africa’s role in this year’s summit, and why the BRICS mechanism is attractive to many countries.