2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état

===Alleged Chinese involvement===
Days before the coup, General [[Constantino Chiwenga]] visited China to meet senior Chinese military leaders, including Generals [[Chang Wanquan]] and [[Li Zuocheng]]. Chiwenga's visit to China has come under scrutiny, with speculation that he had sought Beijing's tacit approval for a possible move against Mugabe.<ref>{{Cite web|last=George|first=Ben Westcott,Steve|date=2017-11-17|title=The Chinese connection to the Zimbabwe 'coup'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/17/africa/china-zimbabwe-mugabe-diplomacy/index.html|access-date=2023-05-16|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> However, the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Foreign Ministry]] said that his visit was a "normal military exchange."<ref name="reuters.com"/> The Chinese embassy in South Africa called the reports of Chinese involvement "contradictory, full of logical inconsistencies, and motivated by evil intentions."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Tom|title=China rejects claims it had hand in efforts to oust Robert Mugabe|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/21/china-rejects-claims-it-had-hand-in-efforts-to-oust-robert-mugabe|work=The Guardian|date=21 November 2017|access-date=1 August 2018|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119140607/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/21/china-rejects-claims-it-had-hand-in-efforts-to-oust-robert-mugabe|url-status=live}}</ref>