Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of South Africa, Wu Peng has commended the South African government for championing the One-China Policy which was reiterated by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his recent two-legged trip to Beijing.
IOL reported earlier this month that during his Beijing tour, Ramaphosa repeatedly emphasized that the Government of National Unity formed after the May 29 general elections does not dilute Pretorias long-held position which assets that that there is only one sovereign State under the name China, with the Peoples Republic of Chinas serving as the sole legitimate government of that China, and Taiwan as an inalienable part of China.
Ramaphosa invited several high-ranking Cabinet ministers on his Beijing tour, including Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen who is also leader of the Democratic Alliance, to accompany him on the State Visit to China, and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit.
Ramaphosa went further, telling journalists in Beijing that even his ministers who did not believe in the One-China Policy had suddenly made a u-turn.
Last night I had the opportunity to inform him (President Xi Jinping) that even one of the leaders of the parties that we are now joined with in the government of national unity, who initially was not so well disposed to One-China Policy, after having visited China for the very first time, and for the very first time as one of my ministers, publicly said he now subscribes and embraces one-China policy, he said.
