{"id":3940,"date":"2005-07-30T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2005-07-30T17:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/07\/30\/mugabe-sells-bankrupt-zimbabwes-assets-to-china-rochelle-mutton\/"},"modified":"2005-07-30T10:04:30","modified_gmt":"2005-07-30T17:04:30","slug":"mugabe-sells-bankrupt-zimbabwes-assets-to-china-rochelle-mutton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/07\/mugabe-sells-bankrupt-zimbabwes-assets-to-china-rochelle-mutton\/","title":{"rendered":"Mugabe sells bankrupt Zimbabwe&#8217;s assets to China &#8211;  Rochelle Mutton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/news\/world\/mugabe-sells-bankrupt-zimbabwes-assets-to-china\/2005\/07\/29\/1122144020857.html?oneclick=true\" target=\"_blank\">From theage.com.au<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;We will never be a colony again!&#8221; This has been the catch-cry of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\">Zimbabwe<\/a>&#8216;s President <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Mugabe\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Mugabe<\/a> throughout his 25-year reign.<\/p>\n<p>But while he rails against perceived imperialist, colonial agendas and denounces anything white-skinned or Western, Mr Mugabe has spent this week in China signing over his bankrupt country&#8217;s resources to the Asian economic superpower.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nAnalysts claim the Chinese are forging a &#8220;colonial extractive relationship&#8221; with Zimbabwe, which has sold forward more than a year&#8217;s worth of gold and tobacco production in exchange for Chinese military hardware and diplomatic support.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe is the world&#8217;s fastest shrinking economy and as it looks east for a saviour, China has a keen eye on the southern African nation&#8217;s rich platinum deposits.<\/p>\n<p>During a six-day visit to China this week, Mr Mugabe, banned from Western countries including Australia, was warmly greeted by Chinese President <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jintao_Hu\" target=\"_blank\">Hu Jintao<\/a> as &#8220;an old friend&#8221; and given a professorship.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From theage.com.au: &#8220;We will never be a colony again!&#8221; This has been the catch-cry of Zimbabwe&#8216;s President Robert Mugabe throughout his 25-year reign. 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