The state owned Herald has quoted Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri speaking to Zim diasporans in China at a meeting attended by Zimbabwe’s envoy to China, Ambassador Paul Chikawa and embassy staff.

Muchinguri said, “the ball is in your court to do the right thing. China has advanced tremendously and has the latest technology. China is our friend which is going to play an important role in our development. It is up to you the young people who need to emulate what China has done and bring such projects back home.

“If you do that we will be able to take our country forward in line with the President’s vision to achieve a middle income economy by 2030.”

Speaking at the same meeting, Zanu-PF national political commissar Cde Engelbert Rugeje explained the road that the party has travelled since the 2018 election, adding Zanu PF had dubbed 2019 “the year of strengthening the party.