His
Excellency
President
@edmnangagwa
observed
the
signing
of
the
Economic
and
Technical
Cooperation
Agreement
and
the
Exchange
Letters
for
Emergency
Assistance
between
the
Government
of
the
People’s
Republic
of
China
and
Zimbabwe.
The
Economic
and
Technical
Cooperation
Agreement
aims
to
promote
socio-economic
development,
enhance
food
security,
and
support
targeted
projects
intended
to
improve
the
livelihoods
of
vulnerable
communities.
These
agreements,
concluded
on
Wednesday,
August
6,
2025,
come
in
the
wake
of
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa’s
state
visit
to
Beijing
in
2024,
during
which
several
agreements
were
signed
in
agriculture,
mining,
and
infrastructure.
During
that
visit,
Chinese
President
Xi
Jinping
expressed
his
intent
to
deepen
cooperation
with
Zimbabwe
in
areas
such
as
investment,
trade,
clean
energy,
and
the
digital
economy.
This
partnership
is
in
line
with
China’s
broader
strategy
to
develop
an
Africa–China
network
designed
to
spur
economic
growth
on
both
sides.
In
2023,
trade
between
the
two
nations
grew
by
29.9%
to
reach
$3.12
billion,
primarily
driven
by
Zimbabwe’s
exports
of
minerals
and
tobacco
to
China.
According
to
the
International
Trade
Center,
trade
flows
in
2024
were
projected
to
reach
$3.8
billion,
reflecting
a
23.9%
increase
from
the
previous
year.