Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa (right) met China’s special envoy Gu Shengzu (left) in Harare in September. Photo: AP Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa (right) met China’s special envoy Gu Shengzu (left) in Harare in September. Photo: AP
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa (right) met China’s special envoy Gu Shengzu (left) in Harare in September. Photo: AP
China /  Diplomacy

Will China ever tire of Zimbabwe’s corruption and bad debt?

  • Nations have dismissed claims Beijing has pulled the plug on US$1.3 billion of funding for infrastructure projects, but the lack of return on previous investments is putting a strain on relations, observers say
  • African nation has defaulted on US$2.2 billion worth of loans made by China to Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2017

Topic |   China-Africa relations
Jevans Nyabiage

Updated: 9:48am, 11 Nov, 2019

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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa (right) met China’s special envoy Gu Shengzu (left) in Harare in September. Photo: AP Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa (right) met China’s special envoy Gu Shengzu (left) in Harare in September. Photo: AP
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa (right) met China’s special envoy Gu Shengzu (left) in Harare in September. Photo: AP
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