By A Correspondent| The Chinese Embassy in Harare has spoken on last month’s shooting incident by a Chinese national at Reeden Mine in Gweru.

Chinese top envoy to Zimbabwe, His Excellency Ambassador Guo Shaochun said the shooter should be prosecuted while stressing that this isolated incident should not soil the good relations between Zimbabwe and China.

“We have made it clear that the shooter should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The isolated incident must not affect the good relations between Zimbabwe and China. We have proposed to the Zimbabwean government that there should be a law to govern operations in the mining sector, we are here not to exploit the resources of this country, our relationship is mutually beneficial,” he explained.