The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution was jointly submitted by South Africa, China, Bolivia, Egypt and Pakistan at the 49th session of the Human Rights Council on Friday. China’s position in the world has changed significantly over the past 70 years, and in that time it has formed and enjoyed relationships with a good number of countries on the continent. South Africa is one of them, often taking a position supporting Beijing in certain political matters that may be at odds with the west. Most recently China and South Africa have adopted a similar tone when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. To unpack the China-South Africa relationship is Gideon Chitanga, a Research Associate at the African Centre for the Study of the United States at the University of the Witwatersrand.
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