The 15th BRICS Summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Rainbow Nation, from August 22nd to August 24th. At the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, President Xi Jinping attended the meeting and paid a state visit to South Africa.

Employees Zhongshan and Fei Zhenhua from JSFT stationed in South Africa were thrilled to hear that President Xi Jinping is about to visit. They voluntarily joined the welcoming team along the way, eagerly anticipating President Xi Jinping's arrival with great excitement.

In recent years, the Foreign Trade Company has taken the construction of an autonomous and controllable supply chain system centered on domestic scarce resources as its core functional orientation. Jiangsu Overseas Company (hereinafter referred to as South Africa Company), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in South Africa, was established in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1996. In recent years, the Foreign Trade Company has taken the construction of an autonomous and controllable supply chain system centered on domestic scarce resources as its core functional orientation. Jiangsu Overseas Company (hereinafter referred to as South Africa Company), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in South Africa, was established in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1996. With the continuous development and growth of our company's business in the "Belt and Road" countries, the South Africa Company has been gradually given new missions and tasks from the initial "window unit", developed into the main position for developing the source channels, and played a pivotal role in stabilizing the domestic supply chain. The role of the company is very important for stabilizing the domestic supply chain.

According to the content of the "Intention Letter on Deepening Cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative between China and South Africa" signed by both parties at this meeting, the South Africa Company will actively utilize the advantages of Africa's natural resources endowment and make efforts to ensure the supply of bulk raw materials needed for the construction of the modern industrial system in the province, and play a role as a bridgehead for Jiangsu state-owned enterprises in Africa. In addition, the South Africa Company will focus on both the domestic and African markets, and build an independent and controllable, high-quality full-process supply chain system around the province's high external dependence on material resources.