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Embassy of South Africa in China

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline. To the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory. South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world by area and the 24th most populous country with over 51 million people. Read More

Embassy

Address:	No. 5, Dong Zhi Men Wai Da Jie, Dongcheng District
Postal Code:	100600
Tel: ( ? )	(+86) 10 6532 0171
Fax:	(+86) 10 6532 7139
Email:	embassy@saembassy.org.cn corporateservices@saembassy.org.cn
Website:	Website

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Consulates

South Africa has consulates in the following cities

Hong Kong
Shanghai

Address:	27/F Great Eagle Centre Room, 2706-10 23 Harbour Road Wancha
Tel:	(+852) 2577 3279
Fax:	(+852) 2890 1975
Email:	sacghgk@netvigator.com

Address:	Room 2706, the Bund Center, No.220 Yan'an East Road
Postal Code:	200002
Tel:	(+86) 21 5359 4977
Fax:	(+86) 21 6335 2980
Email:	shanghai@foreign.gov.za sacgpolitical@yahoo.com
Consular Jurisdiction:	Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, Shandong Province

South Africa China Relations

People's Republic of China – South Africa relations refer to the current and historical relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of South Africa. As of 2010, China was South Africa's largest trading partner

History

Prior to the fall of apartheid in South Africa relations between the two countries were officially non-existent and unofficially antagonistic. The South African Air Force fought on the side of the United Nations against the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army in the Korean War and enjoyed a strong relationship with the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan . The PRC supported and was closely allied with the anti-apartheid government group the Pan African Congress (PAC) while the African National Congress (ANC) was supported by the PRC's communist rival the Soviet Union

Chinese South Africans

Chinese South Africans are an ethnic group of Chinese diaspora in South Africa. They and their ancestors immigrated to South Africa beginning during the Dutch colonial era in the Cape Colony. Since 2000 an estimated 350,000 Chinese immigrations, most of whom came from mainland China, have settled in South Africa