Mugabe looks East at questionable cost

CHINA’S roots have sunk deep in Africa, and nowhere has it found soil more welcoming than in Zimbabwe. Seven years since Zimbabwe declared its “Look East” policy, it’s not clear whether Chinese investment is delivering the returns that Zimbabwe’s leaders are claiming.

President Robert Mugabe’s Maoist economics have beggared a country that 10 years ago was second only to South Africa in economic output in the region.

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