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| Chinese to market Zimbabwe |
| 2006-12-16 |
| A Chinese delegation visited Zimbabwe earlier this week in a bid to shoot a documentary that will help advertise Zimbabwe around the world, especially in Asia. According to the Minister of Tourism, Cde Francis Nhema, the visit by the delegation was a very positive development as it would go a long way in marketing Zimbabwe as a safe tourist destination. He went on to say the visit was a clear sign of the growing relations and co-operation between Zimbabwe and China. It is time Zimbabwe learns from its mistakes. Let us not tolerate other peopleÂ’s rubbish just because we are desperate. Zimbabwe wasted billions of dollars on Chinese tractors which did not last a season. Most of the tractors broke down during first use and could not be repaired. They know that they are the ones who are benefiting from Zimbabwe and that is why they keep patronising us. On the other hand, the Zimbabwe government wants to be seen as having international friends, hence the shoddy deals with China and the Middle East. In terms of tourism, the Chinese are very stingy and we must not expect to get a lot of tourists from that side of the world. They like to visit Zimbabwe only to make deals with our government and to exploit us. The said documentary is just another Chinese Circus and will not yield any good results. The Chinese are known to be good at running corner shops where they sell poor quality goods from China. They do not employ many local people, and if they do, they donÂ’t pay them well. At the moment they are busy taking over companies in Zimbabwe but there is no reasonable production that has been witnessed yet. This move is not going to benefit millions of unemployed people as the Chinese will bring labour from China. We donÂ’t want our country to be taken over by people who helped to destroy the livelihood of millions of Zimbabweans. After the evil Operation Murambatsvina which saw the destruction of flea markets countrywide, the Chinese flooded the market with their goods. We donÂ’t want them- they are evil. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #8 trouble is: you eat a Chinese "advisor", and you're hungry an hour later |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-12-16 23:16 |
| #7 We donÂ’t want our country to be taken over by people who helped to destroy the livelihood of millions of Zimbabweans. Naw, I don't really believe it's the Chinese that did that to ya. You've got your own domestic livelihood destroyer, why would you wanna go foreign? |
| Posted by: BA 2006-12-16 20:34 |
| #6 A marriage made in |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-16 18:47 |
| #5 Chinee gonna do hard time when they come by. |
| Posted by: Plowin B Hard 2006-12-16 16:52 |
| #4 Zimbabwe wasted billions of dollars on Chinese tractors which did not last a season. Most of the tractors broke down during first use and could not be repaired. Ah ha ha ha ha...did that to you, too, did they? Yup, that's a pretty typical experience for a first-time buyer of imported Chinese products. |
| Posted by: gromky 2006-12-16 16:26 |
| #3 Should read: "We donÂ’t want people who come to |
| Posted by: Rhodesiafever 2006-12-16 15:34 |
| #2 Belarius tractors seem to be big in our area, looks like a semi-direct replacement for the old "Farmall Cub". Very nice medium-small tractor, looks good for small gardens (10 acres or so) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-12-16 08:59 |
| #1 Zimbabwe wasted billions of dollars on Chinese tractors which did not last a season. Most of the tractors broke down during first use and could not be repaired. Recommend you switch to New Holland tractors for the upcoming planting season, whahahhahaa. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-12-16 07:46 |