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Zimbabwe Arms Ship Heads Back to China

South African dock workers refuse to unload Chinese tanker

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 24, 2008 8:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Chinese ship with a cargo of arms and ammunition bound for Zimbabwe will indeed head back to China, the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed today, after Zimbabwe's neighbors refused to let the vessel dock. The decision is a victory for the coalition of trade unionists,... Read full story »

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