WC seek investment opportunities with China

Loyiso Langeni

01 July 2013

The Western Cape government is conducting a trade and investment mission to China to promote increased economic opportunity between the two regions.

Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Allan Winde and Gerrit Van Rensburg the MEC of Agriculture are travelling to China to investigate opportunities in key sectors such as renewable energy, tourism and wine exports.

Minister Winde said some of the leading export products from the Western Cape to China were copper, grape wines and dried or fresh citrus fruit.

Winde added that the Western Cape exported goods to China worth R1.4 billion.