China Backs South Africa’s Presidency of G-20 After Rubio Snub

  • Ramaphosa wants to promote a more equitable global system
  • China’s trade with South Africa is more than double that of US
Cyril Ramaphosa during a G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 2024.Photographer: Buda Mendes/Getty Images
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China expressed its support for South Africa’s presidency of the Group of 20 nations, hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he’ll boycott a meeting of foreign ministers from the bloc this month.

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