Staff Writer 
THE key partnership between Zimbabwe’s number one business publication, The Financial Gazette, and China’s top English newspaper, China Daily, was officially launched in Harare yesterday.
The collaboration resulted in the subscribers of the “Pink Paper” — as The FinGaz is fondly known by its hordes of readers — receiving copies of China Daily Global Weekly as from last week.
Speaking at the launch function, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, applauded the partnership as an “important milestone” for the local media industry — as well as “a shining example of the strong and enduring relations” between Zimbabwe and the People’s Republic of China.
These relations, he emphasised, were deeply rooted in “shared values of sovereignty, mutual respect and development-focused cooperation”.
He also commended the Jester Media Services Group (JMS), the parent company of The Financial Gazette, for spearheading the collaboration, while also hailing China Daily for having recognised Zimbabwe and JMS as pivotal strategic partners.
On his part, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhou Ding, also described the partnership as “a strategic alliance between two renowned media institutions that embody an enduring spirit of friendship and shared purpose that unites our two nations”.
He added that media cooperation had long been a vital thread in “the rich tapestry” of the two countries’ economic and cultural relations.
JMS Group chief executive, Pilate Machadu, described the decision to partner with China Daily as logical.
He also stressed that China was not only a reliable and long-standing friend of Zimbabwe, but also a crucial trading and investment partner for the country which was intimately involved in building vital local infrastructure — including railways, airports and energy projects.
“Contributing to the deepening of ties between Zimbabwe and China, as we are doing, will mean even stronger economic and cultural links between the two countries, as well as more opportunities and access for Zimbabwean companies to huge Chinese markets, affordable goods, technology and machinery, among other things,” Machadu said.
Since its launch in 1981, China Daily has grown to become the East Asian giant’s leading English paper, with a total print, online and mobile readership of more than 350 million.
The paper plays a vital role in providing insight into the world’s second-largest economy.
Apart from The Financial Gazette, JMS also publishes Zimbabwe’s most influential newspaper, the Daily News, as well as the Daily News On Sunday.
The diversified media house also owns the country’s leading and first independent national television station, 3Ktv, as well as popular e-newsletter Business Live, a printing company and a plethora of magazines and digital assets. – Staff Writer
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