On June 15, Vice President Li Jie and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), jointly signed the MoU on exchanges and cooperation between the two organizations at SAIIA headquarter in Johannesburg. Professor David Monyae of the Johannesburg University and Director of the Center for Africa-China Studies, and more than 10 experts from the Institute attended the signing ceremony. The two sides also exchanged views on bilateral relations and international and regional situation.