In the midst of Zimbabwe’s crisis, some question China’s influence

As Xi Jinping visited Zimbabwe during a tour of Africa in 2015, Robert Mugabe offered the Chinese president a warm welcome and portrayed the two nations as deep allies. “China is Zimbabwe’s all-weather friend,” the Zimbabwean president told reporters. Now, a little less than two years after that visit, the 93-year-old Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe for nearly […]

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