Zim must copy China’s Common Prosperity development model

ZIMBABWE has always regarded China as a friend and there is a need for the southern African investment-starved nation to copy the Asian giant country’s common prosperity development model, which has seen it upgrading the livelihoods and infrastructure of its rural population to at least match those of their fellow citizens in urban areas.

I, being one of the 33 journalists who attended China’s Seminar for Young Media Professionals from Belt and Road Initiative partner countries, learnt and observed that China’s government attached so much importance to its people, culture, language and traditional food.

Revelations were that China, with a population of over one billion people, has managed to achieve significant development through Common Prosperity philosophy, as indicated during the seminar.

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