(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />China's new President Xi Jinping was given a red carpet welcome by South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday (March 26) ahead of a BRICS summit in Durban.<br/> <br />Xi recived a 21-gun salute as he arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.<br/> <br />Xi told Africans on Monday he wanted a relationship of equals that would help the continent develop, responding to concerns that Beijing is only interested in shipping out its raw materials.<br/> <br />On the first stop on an African tour that will include a BRICS summit of major emerging economies, Xi Jinping told Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete that China's involvement in Africa would help the continent grow richer.
