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Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe Gets Into Media Spat Over the Return of a Controversial Diamond Mine

by Eric Olander

In a highly unusual move, the Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe published a detailed rebuttal on the Bulawayo24.com website against allegations that they were involved in the return of the controversial Anjin diamond mine.

The spat began on Sunday when The Standard columnist Tawanda Majoni published a scathing article that implied the Chinese government played a role in revitalizing Anjin after it was banned from the country in 2016.

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