A shipment of arms was sent from China to Zimbabwe. There is no context in which this is supportable. The fact that the US is, also, a bad international citizen is not a good enough, or even a elevant reason to withhold criticism.
A huge thank you to the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union for defying the official S. African position not to intervene.
Mugabe attacks opposition and UK
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has denounced the opposition and former colonial power Britain in his first speech since the disputed elections
South African dock workers are refusing to unload a shipment of arms from China destined for Zimbabwe.
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union said it did "not agree with the position of the government not to intervene".
Reports say the Chinese cargo ship An Yue Jiang, anchored off Durban, is carrying 3m rounds of ammunition, 1,500 rocket-propelled grenades and 2,500 mortar rounds.
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