Zimbabwe Coup
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:13 am
Nat Post | Zimbabwe ‘coup’ linked to China. Beijing trip by army general preceded takeover of Mugabe government
The "he may be a son-of-a-bitch, but he's our son-of-a-bitch" school of geopolitics?Although the Chinese foreign ministry insisted Gen. Chiwenga’s visit was “routine,” analysts have suggested that Beijing may have given the army chief its tacit blessing. China, which has displaced the West to become Africa’s largest trading partner and is a major investor in Zimbabwe, notably declined to call for Mugabe’s restoration, despite his long ties to Beijing dating back to the Cold War.