Reporter : Gao Jianwen / Editor : Yun Tian / https://www.soundofhope.org/post/464939 / Direct translation
The Minister of Defense of Zimbabwe, an ally of the Chinese Communist Party, recently condemned that the Chinese Communist Party is the chief culprit of SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus, covi, novel coronavirus), and that the CCP's botched “experiment” caused the coronavirus to ravage the world. According to a report by the Voice of America on 18 January, Oppah Muchinguri, the Minister of Defense of Zimbabwe and the head of the Zimbabwe Cabinet’s Covid Working Group, was interviewed by an online media on 15 January. A minister died of the CCP virus in tears. She said that the epidemic is now destroying this southern African country. Muchinguri accused the CCP as the chief culprit of covi. It was China (the CCP) that messed up the experiment and caused the spread of the virus. She also questioned, "We call them (China) friends and see where they take us." The interview attracted widespread attention on social media. It is reported that nearly 27,000 people have been infected in Zimbabwe and 683 people have died but Zimbabwe does not currently have a vaccine. Muchinguri also said in an interview that she would not undergo vaccination. Because Zimbabwe has close relations with the Chinese Communist Party, after Muchinguri’s defense minister was interviewed, the government of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa began to distance himself from Muhinguri’s remarks about the origin of covi. Constance Chemwayi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe, also said that Muchinguri’s mood does not represent the position of the Zimbabwe government. Analysts pointed out that this move is to avoid possible negative diplomatic impact with the CCP. When the Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping visited the country in 2015, he called Zimbabwe an “all-weather friend”. On 17 January, the Chinese Communist Party’s Minister Counsellor in Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, stated that this is a “sensitive issue” and will comment on the allegations of Defense Minister Muchinguri next week after communicating with Beijing. At a time when many African countries are facing economic difficulties due to the pandemic, the CCP has further introduced vaccine diplomacy in addition to debt diplomacy to seek to continue its influence in Africa. The Chinese authorities promised that vaccination in Africa is Beijing’s priority. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that vaccine cooperation will become one of the three major priorities for cooperation between China and African countries in 2021, together with economic recovery and transformational development. Although the effectiveness of China's vaccine and the timetable for its distribution are not yet known, the negative sentiment towards the CCP in the international community has become stronger. African allies with considerable voting rights in international institutions have become a group that Beijing needs to win more. International relations experts believe that the United States and other Western countries have insufficient investment in Africa, giving the CCP an opportunity. They suggested that the US government should prioritize Africa and strengthen cooperation in fighting the pandemic, climate change, and democratic governance. Deborah Brautigam, director of the China-Africa Studies Program at the School of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University, said that the United States must unite the forces of Africa, and Africa also hopes to strengthen ties with the United States. In 2018, the Trump administration issued its first Africa strategy during his term, accusing the CCP of using debt and bribery to exert political influence on Africa, which did not meet the environmental and ethical standards required by the US development plan. According to the forecast of the African Centers for Disease Control, the African continent will need 1.5 billion doses of vaccine to vaccinate 60% of the population in order to achieve the level of herd immunity, and the related costs may be as high as 10 billion US Dollars. The current pandemic has caused about 70,000 deaths on the African continent.
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