President Xi leaves Zimbabwe

(2 Dec 2015) Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Zimbabwe for South Africa on Wednesday following his maiden state visit to the African country.
Xi, who arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, was seen off at Harare International Airport by President Mugabe and his wife Grace as well as senior government and military officials.
During his visit, Xi and his Zimbabwean counterpart witnessed the signing of 12 economic agreements.
They included the construction of a new parliament building and the expansion of Zimbabwe's ailing thermal power station.
China pumped 600 (m) million US dollars into Zimbabwe in 2013, making it the biggest foreign investor with interests ranging from gold, diamond and platinum mining to tobacco, nickel, chrome, construction, energy and telecommunications, according to Chinese ambassador Huang Ping.
Zimbabwe's economy is being battered by mass company closures, high unemployment, low liquidity and foreign direct investment and food shortages.
The government has been struggling to raise money to pay its workers, often shifting pay dates.

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