Gauteng Province（South Africa）

　　 GautengProvince（SouthAfrica）[Overview]LocatedatthecenterofSouthAfrica,theGautengProvincecoversanareaof18,,thecapitalofGautengProvince,,anothermajorcityintheprovincethatusedtobecalledPretoria,istheadministrativecapitalofthecountry.[Politics]ThepremierofGautengProvinceiselectedbytheProvincialLegislatureandthepositionieExecutiveCouncil,whichuponapprovalofthelegislaturewill,alongwiththepremier,cons[Economy]AstheeconomicengineandcommercialandindustrialcenterofSouthAfrica,GautengsProvincialGDPaccountsfornearly40%ervice,logistics,communicationandmining,andgreateffortsarealsomadetodevelophigh-techindustriesandthosewithhighaddedvalues.[CultureandEducation]AsanimportanteducationalcenterofSouthAfrica,GautengProvinceishometotheUniversityofPretoria,thecountryslargestboardingschool,andtheUniversityofSouthAfrica,,,astheopeningandclosingceremoniesandthefirstandlastmatcheswereallheldinthecityofJohannesburg.[RelationswithBeijing]BeijingandGautengProvinceestablishedthesister-cityrelationshiponDecember6,1998,,andworkedcloselyinsuchareasasinvestmentandtrade,legislation,:InSeptember2015,BeijingheldaneconomicandtradecooperationforuminPretoria(Tshwanenow),atwhichparticipantshadfruitfuldiscussionsabouttheprospectsofcooperationbetweenBeijingandSouthAfrica,uncil(CCPITBeijing)andSinoAfroProgressionEconomicandTradingAssociation(SAPETA),theBeijingCapitalHighwayDevelopmentGroupandSouthAfricasLANDPACsignedanagreementondeepeningtheirstrategiccooperation,wherebythetwosideswouldfocusontechnologiesofrecyclingwastetires,asphaltandrubbera:InNovember2019,adelegationledbytheChairpersonoftheStandingCommitteeofChairpersonsofGautengProvincialLegislaturevisitedBeijing,andheldin-depthtalkswithBeijingMunicipalPeoplesCongressontheworkmechanismsandfunctionsoflocalpeople:InSeptember2009,aBeijingdelegationconsistingofabout90performersparticipatedinthePaleYaRonaCarnivalinGautengProvince,,theBeijingWeekwaslaunchedaspartofthe2015YearofChinaeventinSouthAfrica,whichbroughtthetiecloserbetweenBeijingandGauteng,enrichedtheareasofcooperationbetweensistercities,andresultedinwideconsensusesonmutuallearningbetweencultures,:InJuly2014,theGautengOfficeofthePremierassignedpeopletoattendthetra（Source:ForeignAffairsOfficeofBeijingMunicipalGovernment）[责任编辑:WPY]。