Harare, May 31, 2010 - The Chinese Communist Party has pledged to work closely with the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and its leader Morgan Tsvangirai despite their close ties with President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu (PF).
This was revealed after a high powered delegation from China’s ruling party met Prime Minister Tsvangirai at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare on Monday evening. The Chinese are in Zimbabwe at the invitation of Zanu (PF) as the two organisations have a long history of working together during the liberation struggle.
The MDC leader has since assuming office last year been on a charm offensive of ruling parties across the world, some of which have been long time friends of Zanu (PF). Parties like the ANC have become very close to the MDC than Zanu (PF) due to serious lobbying by Tsvangirai and his top officials.
Tsvangirai’s aides told Radio VOP that the head of delegation, Hon Wang Gang, had told Tsvangirai that they were grateful to meet him and his party and said they were ready to work well together.
“The Chinese delegation leader praised the prime minister for his courage and described him as a force to reckon with. It was a good gesture coming from a party which Zanu PF claims to monopolise. They said the prime minister was welcome to visit China and said the MDC and the Chinese Communist Party shared a lot in common,” said a top Tsvangirai aide.
