Zimbabwe welcomes Chinese investment and is eyeing increased economic and trade cooperation with China, cabinet ministers say, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit next week.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday opened a revamped road leading to Harare International Airport, six days before Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit.
The number of Chinese visitors to Zimbabwe saw a 62 percent growth to 1,952 in the first quarter of this year, compared to 1,202 during the same period in 2014.
A Zimbabwean independent power producer on Thursday contracted China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to construct a 600-MW coal-fired power plant in the country's northwestern region to ease its chronicle power shortages.
Zimbabwe is prioritizing energy cooperation with China to plug energy shortfalls that have affected economic growth, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa.
China is willing to work with Zimbabwe to lift bilateral friendly relations to a higher level so as to bring more benefits to both peoples.
Zimbabwean President and the newly elected Chair of African Union (AU) Robert Mugabe on Monday met with visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, pledging to push forward China-Zimbabwe and China-Africa relations.
President Xi Jinping met Thursday with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Robert Mugabe, and pledged support for the African country's socioeconomic development.
President Xi Jinping will attend an opening ceremony of a climate conference in Paris from Nov 29 to 30 at the invitation of French President Francois Hollande and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who will preside over the conference.