On 18 February, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding met with Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion of Zimbabwe. The two sides held in-depth discussions on the implementation of the follow-up actions for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and other important issues.

Ambassador Zhou emphasized that the "Ten Partnership Actions for Advancing Modernization Together" proposed at the Beijing Summit of the FOCAC has provided clear guidance for bilateral cooperation. China will take the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between China and Zimbabwe in the sectors such as infrastructure, energy, and digital economy, and promote the implementation of more projects.

Minister Ncube briefed on Zimbabwe’s current economic situation and highly commended China's long-term support to Zimbabwe. He expressed the country's willingness to actively participate in cooperation mechanisms under the FOCAC framework, and expected that China would expand its investment in Zimbabwe, to support the country's industrialization and green transformation.