Mugabe signs aid deal with China Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has signed a deal with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing.
The details have not been made public but China was expected to seek mineral and other trade concessions in exchange for economic help.
Zimbabwe needs hard currency to repay loans or face expulsion from the IMF. There are shortages of fuel and food.
Mr Mugabe has adopted a "Look East" policy, after being ostracised in the west over alleged human rights abuses.
China has promised to help Zimbabwe and to not interfere in "internal affairs".
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Mr Mugabe's six-day visit [to China] demonstrates Beijing's growing involvement in the continent.
It also shows China's determination to welcome an old ally, regardless of Mr Mugabe's pariah status in the West, the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Shanghai says.
The ties between China and Mr Mugabe date back to the 1970s war of independence, when fighters from his Zanu party were armed by the Chinese.
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