It was all smiles in Beijing today when Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for his first official visit to the country in his new role as president.
Mr Mnangagwa used the occasion to thank the Chinese leader for sending an envoy to visit as soon as he was inaugurated, while Mr Xi congratulated him on a "peaceful" transition of power.
China has been a long-time friend of Zimbabwe - and therefore, of former president Robert Mugabe - but Mr Xi indicated the change of leadership did not worry them:
I'm willing to work with Mr President to jointly map out our future cooperation and write a new chapter in China-Zimbabwe relations for the benefit of our two peoples."
#BBC
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