Zimbabwe to leverage ties with China to accelerate industrialization: FM

HARARE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's quest to transform into a knowledge-driven and substantially industrialized upper-middle income economy by 2030 is achievable through deepening ties with China, Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira said Wednesday.

"This transformation is achievable if we deepen our economic cooperation with the People's Republic of China as our strategic partner for the mutual benefit of our societies and economies in which our people enjoy prosperous, effective, and fulfilling lives," said the minister in a speech read on his behalf at the Zimbabwe-China Business Forum held in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.