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Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/28
By: Elaine Hou and Ko Lin

Taipei, July 28 (CNA) The South African liaison office in Taipei on Friday denied a rumor that a bilateral economic meeting with Taiwan in Pretoria has been canceled this year due to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s African tour this month.

The annual Taiwan-South Africa Economic Consultation, which was scheduled to be held in Pretoria in July, has been postponed to allow preparations to be made for the meeting, said Seraki Matsebe, head of the Liaison Office of South Africa in Taiwan.

The Chinese president is currently on a week-long tour of Africa, during which he will visit Johannesburg in South Africa from July 27-29 to take part in a BRICS summit.

The rescheduling has nothing to do with Xi’s visit, Matsebe told reporters in an attempt to dispel rumors that have appeared in the local media.    [FULL  STORY]