Aligning Chinese, Zimbabwean development plans could unlock greater cooperation: expert

HARARE, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Aligning China's upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan and Zimbabwe's second National Development Strategy (NDS 2) would unlock more cooperation opportunities between the two countries, a Zimbabwean economic expert has said.

Speaking at a media and think tank seminar on Monday in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, Dereck Goto said that as both Zimbabwe and China are about to implement their new development plans, they stand at a moment of extraordinary opportunity.