▁by ▁Forum ▁on ▁Africa - Ch ina ▁Co operation ▁that ▁M ug abe ' s ▁visit ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁is ▁his ▁ 1 1 th ▁time ▁visit ing ▁China . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁reported ▁official ▁vis its ▁to ▁China ▁by ▁M ug abe ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁vis its ▁happened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁M ug abe ▁also ▁visited ▁ ▁China ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁People ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ' s ▁( P RC ) ▁stated ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁non - inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁internal ▁affairs ▁of ▁countries ▁has ▁made ▁them ▁a ▁popular ▁foreign ▁policy ▁partner ▁in ▁Har are . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁t ies ▁China ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁biggest ▁bu yer ▁of ▁Z imb ab we an ▁to b acco , ▁purch asing ▁over ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁to b acco ▁between ▁January ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁Z imb ab we an ▁trade ▁def ic it ▁with ▁China ▁amount ed ▁to ▁US $ 1 8 9 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁Z imb ab we ▁export ed ▁US $ 1 6 ▁million ▁of ▁goods ▁to ▁China . ▁The ▁Z imb ab we an ▁government ▁also ▁purch ases ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁military ▁hardware ▁from ▁China , ▁including