Johannesburg, July 27th—Emmerson Mnangagwa, President and First Secretary of the Zimbabwe African National Union—Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and Zimbabwean President, met here today with Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC). 

Mnangagwa said, the brotherly friendship between Zimbabwe and China has been tested over time. Zimbabwe remembers China's firm support for its national liberation cause and thanks China for its long-term sincere assistance to Zimbabwe's national development. Zimbabwe firmly supports the three global initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping and is willing to deepen economic and trade cooperation and local exchanges with China under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries and the two peoples. The ZANU-PF values its close relationship with the CPC and has benefited a lot from cooperation, such as cadre training and the construction of party schools. The ZANU-PF hopes to further deepen exchanges between the two Parties and promote greater development of Zimbabwe-China relations. 

Liu said, General Secretary Xi Jinping and President Emmerson Mnangagwa reached important consensus on building a high-level China-Zimbabwe community with a shared future and a "five-star ironclad" cooperation framework, providing new strategic guidance for the development of China-Zimbabwe relations. China supports Zimbabwe in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests. China is willing to take the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to implement the important consensus and summit outcomes reached by the two heads of state, deeply integrate the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with Zimbabwe's Vision 2030, and promote mutually beneficial cooperation in investment, trade, infrastructure, clean energy, digital economy and other fields to help Zimbabwe accelerate its modernization process. 

Liu said, the CPC and the ZANU-PF are good comrades and brothers. The CPC is willing to enhance political dialogue between the two Parties, deepen exchanges of experience in state governance and administration, and strengthen cooperation in areas such as the construction of Party schools and cadre training to jointly improve governance capabilities. The world is not peaceful at present, with surging unilateralism and protectionism. The CPC is willing to strengthen strategic communication and coordination with the ZANU-PF to promote a more just and reasonable international order.