The South Africa China-Africa Research Center was inaugurated at South Africa's National School of Government in Pretoria. Chinese and South African officials jointly unveiled its plaque. The center marks a concrete step to deliver outcomes of the 2024 FOCAC Beijing Summit. It will serve as a platform for joint research, academic exchanges and policy dialogue, offering intellectual support for China-Africa cooperation and the common modernization of the Global South. A themed seminar was held after the ceremony.