Monica Cheru — Long Cheng Plaza will be the scene of a multi genre gala this Saturday with food taking the centre stage as the Chinese community in Zimbabwe seeks to build cultural bridges with the locals, courtesy of the Chinese Embassy and related businesses. Cultural and Educational Attache at the Chinese Embassy Dr Wu Chuanhua said the Chinese Food Festival in Zimbabwe has been conceptualised as a way of celebrating and cementing the great friendship that the countries of China and Zimbabwe enjoy at national level.
This is a relationship that dates back several decades to Zimbabwe's liberation struggle against colonialism. "Recently President Mugabe was in China where he met with his counterpart and other high ranking officials as our governments signed very important agreements. We would like to build on this background to enhance the friendship between our two nations on a more people to people level.
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