{"id":21356,"date":"2008-06-29T23:06:45","date_gmt":"2008-06-30T06:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=21356"},"modified":"2008-06-30T07:19:55","modified_gmt":"2008-06-30T14:19:55","slug":"china-rejects-zimbabwe-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/06\/china-rejects-zimbabwe-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"China Rejects Zimbabwe Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s foreign minister has signaled Beijing will oppose UN sanctions to punish Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe over allegations he used violence to influence the outcome of last week&#8217;s run-off elections. <a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/asia-pacific\/2008\/06\/20086301371615403.html\">From Al-Jazeera<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSpeaking after talks in Beijing with Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, Yang Jiechi said the most pressing concern was to &#8220;stabilise the situation in Zimbabwe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope the parties concerned can engage in serious dialogue to find a proper solution,&#8221; Yang said, adding that &#8220;China as a responsible country will also play a constructive role in this process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rice had been hoping to persuade China \u2013 a leading ally and trading partner of Zimbabwe \u2013 to join US efforts to step up pressure on Robert Mugabe, who was sworn in for a controversial sixth term on Sunday as Zimbabwe&#8217;s president.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As the article notes, China is one of the primary suppliers of weapons to Mugabe&#8217;s regime. Read more about China&#8217;s role in Zimbabwe <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/06\/chinas-role-in-zimbabwe\/\">via CDT<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s foreign minister has signaled Beijing will oppose UN sanctions to punish Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe over allegations he used violence to influence the outcome of last week&#8217;s run-off elections. 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