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Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Noting
the
profound
 traditional
friendship
between
China
and
Zimbabwe,
Xi
Jinping
said
that
 in
recent
years,
under
their
joint
guidance,
the
two
countries
have
 continued
to
deepen
political
mutual
trust
and
achieved
remarkable
 results
in
cooperation,
setting
a
good
example
of
solidarity
and
 coordination
among
developing
countries.
Next
year
will
mark
the
45th
 anniversary
of
the
establishment
of
diplomatic
relations
between
the
two
 countries.
Further
consolidating
and
deepening
the
ironclad
friendship
 between
China
and
Zimbabwe
meets
the
common
expectations
of
the
two
 peoples.
The
two
sides
should
uphold
the
original
aspiration
of
 friendship,
establish
a
“five-star
ironclad”
cooperation
framework
 underpinned
by
politics,
economy
and
trade,
security,
culture,
and
 international
cooperation,
and
work
together
to
build
a
high-level
 China-Zimbabwe
community
with
a
shared
future.

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Xi
Jinping
stressed
that
the
two
countries
and
the
two
parties
share
 similar
views
and
solid
mutual
trust,
which
is
the
greatest
strength
of
 China-Zimbabwe
relations.
China
supports
Zimbabwe
in
safeguarding
its
 sovereignty,
security
and
development
interests,
and
opposes
external
 interference
and
illegal
sanctions.
China
is
ready
to
strengthen
 exchanges
of
governance
experience
with
Zimbabwe
and
continue
to
firmly
 support
each
other.
China
is
ready
to
seek
greater
synergy
of
 development
strategies
with
Zimbabwe,
expand
mutually
beneficial
 cooperation
in
investment,
trade,
infrastructure,
energy
and
mineral,
 clean
energy,
digital
economy
and
other
fields,
build
a
China-Africa
 connectivity
network,
and
help
Zimbabwe
and
Africa
enhance
their
 capacity
for
independent
development.
China
is
willing
to
continue
to
 provide
scholarships
for
outstanding
Zimbabwean
students
to
study
in
 China,
so
as
to
enhance
people-to-people
bonds.
China
highly
appreciates
 Zimbabwe’s
support
for
various
global
initiatives
and
propositions
put
 forward
by
China,
and
congratulates
Zimbabwe
on
assuming
the
rotating
 chairmanship
of
the
Southern
African
Development
Community.
China
is
 ready
to
strengthen
international
cooperation
with
Zimbabwe,
carry
 forward
the
Five
Principles
of
Peaceful
Coexistence,
and
jointly
defend
 international
fairness
and
justice.

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Xi
Jinping
pointed
out
that
China
has
always
taken
developing
relations
 with
African
countries
as
the
cornerstone
of
its
foreign
policy,
firmly
 supports
African
countries
in
pursuing
independent
development
paths
and
 supports
Africa
in
becoming
an
important
pole
in
the
world’s
political,
 economic
and
civilizational
development.
FOCAC
is
the
most
important
 platform
and
mechanism
for
strengthening
China-Africa
unity
and
 cooperation,
and
has
become
a
banner
leading
international
cooperation
 with
Africa.
China
is
ready
to
work
with
Africa
to
make
this
summit
a
 new
milestone
and
a
grand
event
in
the
history
of
China-Africa
relations
 and
define
the
direction
and
path
of
China
and
Africa’s
efforts
to
 advance
modernization.

Emmerson
Mnangagwa
said
that
during
this
 visit
to
China,
he
visited
Hunan,
Shenzhen
and
Nanjing,
and
he
was
 greatly
encouraged
and
inspired.
Under
the
leadership
of
President
Xi
 Jinping,
China
has
made
great
achievements
in
development,
and
many
 Chinese
technologies
and
companies
are
taking
the
lead
in
the
world.
The
 series
of
important
reform
measures
introduced
at
the
Third
Plenary
 Session
of
the
20th
CPC
Central
Committee
will
not
only
further
improve
 the
well-being
of
the
Chinese
people,
but
will
also
have
a
major
impact
 on
the
future
of
the
Global
South
and
mankind.
He
thanked
China
for
its
 valuable
support
for
Zimbabwe’s
economic
and
social
development,
 including
the
fight
against
COVID-19.
China’s
help
and
cooperation
have
 benefited
the
Zimbabwean
people
and
created
new
brands
of
Zimbabwe-China
 friendship
in
the
new
era.
The
Zimbabwean
side
is
ready
to
strengthen
 experience
exchange
with
China
on
state
governance
and
party
 administration,
deepen
cooperation
in
infrastructure,
agriculture,
 minerals,
new
energy
and
other
fields,
and
help
Zimbabwe’s
modernization
 process.
The
Zimbabwean
side
thanks
China
for
speaking
out
for
Zimbabwe
 on
international
occasions,
appreciates
China’s
constructive
role
in
 international
and
regional
affairs
such
as
the
Ukraine
crisis
and
the
 Palestinian-Israeli
conflict,
supports
a
series
of
global
initiatives
 put
forward
by
President
Xi
Jinping,
and
is
willing
to
strengthen
 multilateral
cooperation
with
China.
Zimbabwe
firmly
abides
by
the
 one-China
principle
and
is
willing
to
continue
to
be
a
staunch
and
close
 friend
of
China
in
Southern
Africa
and
work
with
China
to
push
for
 greater
development
of
a
comprehensive
strategic
partnership
of
 cooperation
between
Zimbabwe
and
China.
He
wishes
the
FOCAC
Beijing
 Summit
a
complete
success
and
strategic
achievements
in
promoting
 Africa-China
cooperation.

After
the
 talks,
the
two
heads
of
state
jointly
witnessed
the
signing
of
a
number
 of
bilateral
cooperation
documents,
including
such
areas
related
to
Belt
 and
Road
cooperation,
the
Global
Development
Initiative,
economic
and
 trade
exchanges
and
cooperation,
avocado
export
to
China,
and
news.

The
 two
sides
issued
a
Joint
Statement
Between
the
People’s
Republic
of
 China
and
the
Republic
of
Zimbabwe
on
Deepening
and
Enhancing
the
 Comprehensive
Strategic
Partnership
of
Cooperation
and
Building
a
 High-Level
China-Zimbabwe
Community
with
a
Shared
Future.

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Before
the
talks,
Xi
Jinping
held
a
welcoming
ceremony
for
Emmerson
Mnangagwa
at
the
North
Hall
of
the
Great
Hall
of
the
People.

Wang
Yi
was
present
at
the
above
events.

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