JOHANNESBURG - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa Monday for a state visit to promote bilateral ties and for a summit of BRICS countries.

After arrival here, Xi traveled to Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, for talks with the country's leaders.

From Pretoria, Xi will fly to the port city of Durban for the fifth summit of BRICS, an emerging-economy group which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.