Beijing was John’s Damascus? Ramaphosa says his minister now embraces One China policy after state visit

A buoyant President Cyril Ramaphosa has bid farewell to the People’s Republic of China after a two-legged tour of Beijing which he described as the “most successful”.IOL reported last week that Ramaphosa had invited several Cabinet high-ranking officials including Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen to accompany him on the state visit to China, and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit held in the Chinese capital.Steenhuisen is leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) which was co-opted into the government of national unity (GNU) formed after the May 29 general…