UBUNTU WILL HELP CHINESE FIRMS BRIDGE CULTURAL DIVIDE

THE next frontier for Chinese investment in South Africa is not just infrastructure, but deep cultural integration.

- OWN CORRESPONDENT

LONGYUAN South Africa Renewables CEO Wang Tianbao said that for many years, they have primarily worked on the Northern Cape highlands and have built two wind power projects.

(LANDSBERG Independent Newspapers)

This is according to a ground-breaking new Think Tank report released alongside Longyuan South Africa Renewables’ latest Social Responsibility Report, the academic study titled “Chinese Corporations and South African Culture”.

The report was prepared by the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) in partnership with People’s Daily Online and Longyuan SA at the Century City Conference Centre

It was released as South Africa and China continue to elevate their diplomatic ties to an “all-round strategic cooperative partnership”.

While China has been South Africa’s largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, the report reveals that economic dominance has not yet translated into seamless social integration.

The study serves as a “scoping exercise” to map how Chinese enterprises are navigating South Africa's complex labour, social, and regulatory landscape. The report, drafted by a team including Professor David Monyae and Dr. Emmanuel Matambo, tackles the “liability of foreignness” faced by Chinese firms.