Tweet of the Day: Emmerson Mnangagwa Toured the Construction Site of Zimbabwe’s New Parliament That’s Being Built and Paid for by China

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who recently returned from months of medical care in China, toured the construction site of the new parliament building Harare that China is building and underwriting.

President Mnangagwa was accompanied on the visit by China’s Deputy Ambassador Zhao Baogang. The president complimented the workers on the progress that’s been made and then went to throw a bit shade towards the United States when he accused Washington of doing “nothing except criticize.”

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