Source: The State Council Information Office: The People's Republic of China |

Xi returns to China after 15th BRICS Summit, state visit to South Africa

Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and foreign minister, were on the same plane

South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor and other senior government officials saw him off at the airport

BEIJING, China, August 25, 2023/APO Group/ --

President Xi Jinping returned to China on Friday after attending the 15th BRICS Summit and paying a state visit to South Africa.

Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and foreign minister, were on the same plane.

Upon Xi's departure Thursday night local time, South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor and other senior government officials saw him off at the airport.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The State Council Information Office: The People's Republic of China.