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BEIJING, Sept 3 Reuters China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed boosting twoway investments between their industrial and commercial communities, a joint statement on Tuesday showed.

President Xi Jinping and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa met on Monday, ahead of the ninth forum on ChinaAfrica cooperation. Both sides called Ramaphosa39;s visit of great significance to the development of bilateral relations.

Ramaphosa had sought with Xi to narrow South Africa39;s trade deficit with Beijing and review his country39;s trade structure with China, petitioning for more sustainable manufacturing and jobcreating investments.

China, the world39;s secondbiggest economy, is South Africa39;s largest trading partner globally but the value of its imports from China far outstripped exports last year.

In the joint statement, China showed it was willing to uplift job creation, citing recruitment conferences for Chinese enterprises to promote local employment in South Africa.

The statement also mentions adding manufacturing bases near the source of relevant raw materials, and promoting transfer of technology and skills among their businesses.

China was also willing to share more of its experience in poverty reduction and rural…