中国与津巴布韦友好合作（英文版）

　　As one of the countries with a significant influence m southern Africa， Zimbabwe is an important country through which China cooperates with Africa. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1980，the friendly bilateral relations between China and Zimbabwe have continued to deepen and have become a typical example of China-Africa friendly cooperation. In recent years， under the frameworks of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative， the bilateral relations between China and Zimbabwe have entered a new stage. In April 2018， the two countries upgraded their relations to the level of comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. In September 2018，they signed the Belt and Road cooperation document in Beijing. The cooperation will promote their cooperation in development strategies， strengthen their closer connectivity in policy， infrastructure， trade， finance and people-to-people ties， and provide great opportunities for their social and economic development.Based on the deepening relations between China and Zimbabwe， this report will systematically review the achievements made in the cooperation between the two countries in politics， economy， education and culture as well as the process of establishing a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. It will also discuss in detail the opportunities and challenges in the Belt and Road cooperation and the significance of the cooperation in helping Zimbabwe to achieve its Vision 2030.1n order to lead the relations between the two countries into a new stage， the author of this report suggests that China should promote the status of Zimbabwe in the Belt and Road cooperation， and that the two counties should exchange their experiences in governance and economic development， strengthen their cooperation in trade and people-to-people exchanges.

　　Xiaolei Shen，Assistant research fellow and deputy director of Division of political studies of the China-Africa Institute （Institute of West-Asian and African Studies， Chinese Academy of Social Sciences）.His major research areas include African politics， African ethnic groups， and South Africa and Zimbabwe country studies. He has articles published in core journals such as West Asia and Africa， The Journal of International Studies， Journal of World peoples studies， and Quarterly Journal of International Politics. His translation works include The Dragon's Gift： The Real Story of China in Africa.