In its latest move in the continent, the east Asian giants erected a government building as a gift to the Zimbabwean government. Although the president highlighted the ingenuity behind the infrastructure in his speech yesterday, this building had been completed since June of this year. Souring relations with the West in 2003, propelled Zimbabwe to explore the option of partnering with Asian governments such as China and Russia. Today, Zimbabwe and China have established strong ties, which has given rise to some Chinese architecture in Zimbabwe. For example, a Chinese construction company built the National Defense College in Harare, which opened in 2014.

Source: Daily Nation November 24, 2022 09:00 UTC