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Zimbabwe’s Elite Share Their Views on China: What a New Survey Reveals

by Eric Olander

Across Africa, public opinion about China has been quite positive overall with favorability ratings surpassing those of other major powers, including the United States. But not in Zimbabwe, at least among the country’s elites, according to a new survey.

Only 37% of urban, educated Zimbabweans felt positive about China’s impact on their country, significantly lower than the 63% favorability score that Afrobarometer recorded just a couple of years ago.

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