Chinese envoy heads to Zimbabwe in new president Mnangagwa’s first week in office
2017-11-29 09:06:22 source：South China Morning Post
November 28, 2017
Beijing is sending an envoy to African ally Harare just days after Zimbabwe’s new president was sworn in, ending the 37-year-rule of Robert Mugabe.
Assistant foreign minister Chen Xiaodong would be in Zimbabwe for two days from Wednesday as a special envoy of the Chinese government, state-run Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
Chen’s trip will be the first reported visit by a Chinese official since Emmerson Mnangagwa took presidential office on Friday.
China is one of Zimbabwe’s biggest allies and investors, with Beijing supporting military training and construction of hospitals and schools in the African nation.
Beijing’s role in the leadership change has also been under scrutiny.
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