Editing Foreign relations of Zimbabwe (section)

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|{{flag|China}}||<!--Date started-->1980-04-18
|See [[China–Zimbabwe relations]]

The People's Republic of China supported [[Robert Mugabe]]'s [[Zimbabwe African National Union]] while the Soviet Union supported [[Joshua Nkomo]]'s [[Zimbabwe African People's Union]], competing militant [[Marxist]] organizations that sought an end to [[Rhodesia]] and the establishment of a one-party [[Communist]] state in its place.<ref name="a">{{cite book|title=The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security|page=48}}</ref> The PRC's initial investment in Mugabe has continued. China has invested more in Zimbabwe than any other nation with 35 companies spending over $600 million [[USD]].<ref name="c">{{cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200704/24/eng20070424_369050.html|title=China ranks Zimbabwe's top investor: senior official|publisher=[[People's Daily Online]]|access-date=19 January 2008}}</ref> The close economic relationship between Zimbabwe and China is partly driven by [[International sanctions|sanctions]] imposed by Western nations in response to the Zimbabwean government's continued human rights abuses.<ref name="FARMS">[http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,147797,00.html Zimbabwe gets Chinese farm machinery worth $25 mln] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612165550/http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,147797,00.html |date=12 June 2008 }}, [[Reuters]] via [[SABC News]]</ref>

Li Ke, China's Vice-Minister for Economic Relations, visited Zimbabwe for 13 days in September 1980. Mugabe visited China on 13 October and met with [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Prime Minister]] [[Zhao Ziyang]].<ref name="b">{{cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronological of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |year=n.d. |page=712}}</ref>

In June or July 2006, the Zimbabwean government secretly bought Chinese rifles, bullets, anti-riot gear and other military equipment in return for 30 tons of [[ivory trade|ivory]], violating the [[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species]] which forbids the sale of ivory. [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]] and CITES, an ivory-watchdog organization, are investigating the sale.<ref name="ivory">[http://allafrica.com/stories/200706270740.html Zimbabwe: Country accused of trading ivory for military hardware from China], 27 June 2007. [[AllAfrica]]</ref> The Zimbabwean government bought six military aircraft from China in 2005 and another six aircraft from three Chinese firms on 23 August 2006.<ref name="PLANES">[http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,133592,00.html Zimbabwe buys more military jets from China] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612165545/http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,133592,00.html |date=12 June 2008 }} Reuters via SABC News</ref> Two days later the [[Zimbabwe National Army]] said it bought 127 trucks for $1.2 million.<ref name="newtrucks">[http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-08/2006-08-25-voa48.cfm Zimbabwe military plans recruitment drive, mulls pay increases] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612210410/http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-08/2006-08-25-voa48.cfm |date=12 June 2008 }}, [[Voice of America]]</ref>

The Chinese government donated farm machinery worth $25 million to Zimbabwe on 21 April, including 424 tractors and 50 trucks, as part of a $58 million loan to the Zimbabwean government. The Mugabe administration previously seized white-owned farms and gave them to blacks, damaging machinery in the process. In return for the equipment and the loan the Zimbabwean government will ship 30 million kilograms of tobacco to the People's Republic of China immediately and as much as 80 million kilograms over the next five years.<ref name="FARMS" /> [[John Nkomo]], Speaker of the [[House of Assembly of Zimbabwe]], praised China's investment on 24 April 2007 during a state dinner in [[Harare]] held during the four-day visit of [[Jia Qinglin]], Chairman of the National Committee of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]], to Zimbabwe.<ref name="c" /> Misheck Sibanda, the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, [[Edna Madzongwe]], President of the Senate, cabinet ministers, and legislators from both [[ZANU-PF]] and the [[Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai|Movement for Democratic Change]] attended the dinner.<ref name="DINNER">[http://allafrica.com/stories/200704230818.html Zimbabwe: China now Zimbabwe's top investor] AllAfrica</ref>

* China has an embassy in [[Harare]].
* Zimbabwe has an embassy in [[Beijing]].

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|{{flag|India}}||<!--Date started-->||
See [[India-Zimbabwe relations]]
*India has an embassy in Harare
* Zimbabwe has an embassy in New Delhi
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|{{flag|Israel }}||<!--Date started-->1993

|See [[Israel–Zimbabwe relations]]
*Israel-Zimbabwe relations are extraordinarily poor with the state-run publication, The Herald, questioning the legitimacy of Israel's existence. The Zimbabwean government recognizes an independent Palestinian state and advocates a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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|{{flag|Pakistan }}||<!--Date started-->
|See [[Pakistan–Zimbabwe relations]]
* Pakistan has an embassy in Harare
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||2 July 1982<ref>{{Cite book|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 7066-7118|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service|year=1982|page=6}}</ref>||See [[Turkey–Zimbabwe relations]]
* Zimbabwe has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto55">{{cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey%E2%80%93zimbabwe.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Zimbabwe}}</ref>
*Turkey has an embassy in [[Harare]].<ref name="auto55"/>
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$17.7 million in 2019 (Zimbabwe's exports/imports: 11.8/5.9 million USD).<ref name="auto55"/>
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