Deputy President Paul Mashatile and a delegation of South Africa's government and business representatives are taken through a guided tour of the Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics company, demonstrating a wide-range of cutting edge technology and AI deployed in the primary health services by the company, ahead of the bilateral engagement with the senior leadership of Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, led by its President Hao Wu on their premises in Shenzhen, Nanshan District in China.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has invited Chinese medical technology company Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics to expand its footprint in South Africa, including establishing local manufacturing, training centres and research partnerships to support the country's healthcare transformation.
Speaking during a meeting with Mindray executives in Shenzhen on Friday as part of his working visit to China, Mashatile said South Africa wanted to deepen long-term partnerships that go beyond investment to include technology transfer, skills development and job creation.
"China remains South Africa's largest trading partner and one of our most important sources of investment, technology and industrial collaboration," Mashatile said.
