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.
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.
President Xi Jinping met Thursday with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Robert Mugabe, and pledged support for the African country's socioeconomic development.
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.
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 Robert Mugabe saw traditional ties become even closer when the two countries signed nine agreements that are expected to help revive the African country's economy.