Anti-West bias mars South Africa's global influence
Pretoria's stated aims are at odds with its diplomatic capacity, record on human rights and courting of Russia and China
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- Friend to all?
- Capacity constraints
- Perception problem
- Domestic drivers
- Court cases
- Betting on BRICS?
- Brazil
- Russia
- China
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_350.jpg "South African President Jacob Zuma and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (Reuters/Wang Zhao/Pool)")