Few tears in China as old friend Mugabe ousted in ZimbabweBEIJING (Reuters) - China is shedding few tears over the ousting of its old friend Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe, fed up with the ruinous state of its economy and confident a new government will not antagonize China or change course on policies towards it. China pointedly failed to offer any open support for Mugabe after the army took power last week, instead calling vaguely for a peaceful resolution under a legal framework and for talks to bridge differences. On Wednesday, the foreign ministry said it respected Mugabe s decision to resign as president, and that he remained a   good friend  of China s who made  historic contributions to Zimbabwe s independence and liberation . China s friendship with Mugabe dates back to Zimbabwe s independence struggle, which China supported. Mugabe has visited China numerous times, most recently in January when President Xi Jinping told him:  China will never forget its old friends.  But trade has sagged amid Zimbabwe s economic turmoil of recent years, and China does not rely on it for any crucial raw materials, unlike Zambia for its copper or Angola and oil. China s total trade with Zimbabwe in 2016 was worth $1.11 billion, down 15 percent on-year, a fraction of the $35.3 billion in trade China and South Africa did. Last year, China did more trade with Tunisia and Senegal than Zimbabwe.  It has been clear to China what has caused the problems, and China showed no desire to prop up Mugabe in his hour of need. China will not interfere and is happy to let Zimbabwe s people make their own choices, said Shen Xiaolei, an Africa expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences government think-tank.  The ruling party is fighting amongst itself, and his economic policies and national governance have had many problems,  Shen said.   Zimbabwe s regime was certainly going to get into trouble; I just didn t expect it would happen so fast.  In contrast to his elevated status on the continent, Mugabe is reviled in the West as a despot whose disastrous handling of the economy and willingness to resort to violence to maintain power destroyed one of Africa s most promising states. In 2015, Mugabe won the Confucius Peace Prize, supposed to be China s answer to the Nobel Peace Prize, but he turned it down according to Zimbabwe media after he learned it had no connection with the Chinese government. China had been an important ally on the world stage too for Mugabe. In 2008, China vetoed a proposed Western-backed U.N. resolution that would have imposed an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and financial and travel restrictions on Mugabe and 13 other officials, saying it would  complicate  conflict. China has denied that it knew anything about the army take over, despite a visit to Beijing by Zimbabwe s military chief, General Constantino Chiwenga, shortly before he moved against Mugabe. On Monday, the Chinese embassy in South Africa said it was  complete nonsense  to suggest Chiwenga had tipped off China about his plan, saying this was an attempt to smear China and that Mugabe had in any case approved Chiwenga s visit. However, the embassy also did not offer any support to Mugabe, reiterating that China believed Zimbabwe s crisis was an internal affair and that African people should resolve African problems. China s frustrations with Mugabe had begun to play out in its state media. Over the past week, Chinese media has run unfavorable articles about his wife, Grace, with online news portal Sina calling her  a wanton squanderer . On Sunday, the WeChat account of the overseas edition of the ruling Communist Party s official People s Daily carried a largely negative account of a 1985 visit by Mugabe to Beijing when he met former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China s reforms. Showing pictures of Zimbabweans carrying bundles of cash during its hyperinflation crisis, the paper said Zimbabwe s chaos could in large part be traced to Mugabe s extreme leftist, populist policies. Zhang Weiwei, a professor at Shanghai s Fudan University, described a conversation he interpreted between Deng and Mugabe in which Deng warned him of China s mistakes and urged him to embark on the same reforms as China. Mugabe did not seem to get the message, Zhang wrote.  This person didn t take anything in, and that will be his loss,  Zhang cited an exasperated Deng as saying after the meeting. There is confidence too for China that Mugabe s former vice president and likely successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking prompted the military to take power, will not upset China. State media has pointed out he is a known quantity, with frequent visits of his own to China. Whereas Beijing has worried about anti-Chinese feeling in Zambia, where some workers have accused Chinese firms of abuses and underpaying, there have been no such problems in Zimbabwe.  China and Africa are all-weather friends, and China and Zimbabwe are no exception,  said Wang Wei, an associate research fellow at the foreign ministry s China Institute of International Studies.  It does not matter what changes there are in government officials, the broader trend is still to develop friendly relations between China and Zimbabwe and China and Africa to promote joint prosperity and development.  worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Few tears in China as old friend Mugabe ousted in ZimbabweBEIJING (Reuters) - China is shedding few tears over the ousting of its old friend Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe, fed up with the ruinous state of its economy and confident a new government will not antagonize China or change course on policies towards it. China pointedly failed to offer any open support for Mugabe after the army took power last week, instead calling vaguely for a peaceful resolution under a legal framework and for talks to bridge differences. On Wednesday, the foreign ministry said it respected Mugabe s decision to resign as president, and that he remained a   good friend  of China s who made  historic contributions to Zimbabwe s independence and liberation . China s friendship with Mugabe dates back to Zimbabwe s independence struggle, which China supported. Mugabe has visited China numerous times, most recently in January when President Xi Jinping told him:  China will never forget its old friends.  But trade has sagged amid Zimbabwe s economic turmoil of recent years, and China does not rely on it for any crucial raw materials, unlike Zambia for its copper or Angola and oil. China s total trade with Zimbabwe in 2016 was worth $1.11 billion, down 15 percent on-year, a fraction of the $35.3 billion in trade China and South Africa did. Last year, China did more trade with Tunisia and Senegal than Zimbabwe.  It has been clear to China what has caused the problems, and China showed no desire to prop up Mugabe in his hour of need. China will not interfere and is happy to let Zimbabwe s people make their own choices, said Shen Xiaolei, an Africa expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences government think-tank.  The ruling party is fighting amongst itself, and his economic policies and national governance have had many problems,  Shen said.   Zimbabwe s regime was certainly going to get into trouble; I just didn t expect it would happen so fast.  In contrast to his elevated status on the continent, Mugabe is reviled in the West as a despot whose disastrous handling of the economy and willingness to resort to violence to maintain power destroyed one of Africa s most promising states. In 2015, Mugabe won the Confucius Peace Prize, supposed to be China s answer to the Nobel Peace Prize, but he turned it down according to Zimbabwe media after he learned it had no connection with the Chinese government. China had been an important ally on the world stage too for Mugabe. In 2008, China vetoed a proposed Western-backed U.N. resolution that would have imposed an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and financial and travel restrictions on Mugabe and 13 other officials, saying it would  complicate  conflict. China has denied that it knew anything about the army take over, despite a visit to Beijing by Zimbabwe s military chief, General Constantino Chiwenga, shortly before he moved against Mugabe. On Monday, the Chinese embassy in South Africa said it was  complete nonsense  to suggest Chiwenga had tipped off China about his plan, saying this was an attempt to smear China and that Mugabe had in any case approved Chiwenga s visit. However, the embassy also did not offer any support to Mugabe, reiterating that China believed Zimbabwe s crisis was an internal affair and that African people should resolve African problems. China s frustrations with Mugabe had begun to play out in its state media. Over the past week, Chinese media has run unfavorable articles about his wife, Grace, with online news portal Sina calling her  a wanton squanderer . On Sunday, the WeChat account of the overseas edition of the ruling Communist Party s official People s Daily carried a largely negative account of a 1985 visit by Mugabe to Beijing when he met former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China s reforms. Showing pictures of Zimbabweans carrying bundles of cash during its hyperinflation crisis, the paper said Zimbabwe s chaos could in large part be traced to Mugabe s extreme leftist, populist policies. Zhang Weiwei, a professor at Shanghai s Fudan University, described a conversation he interpreted between Deng and Mugabe in which Deng warned him of China s mistakes and urged him to embark on the same reforms as China. Mugabe did not seem to get the message, Zhang wrote.  This person didn t take anything in, and that will be his loss,  Zhang cited an exasperated Deng as saying after the meeting. There is confidence too for China that Mugabe s former vice president and likely successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking prompted the military to take power, will not upset China. State media has pointed out he is a known quantity, with frequent visits of his own to China. Whereas Beijing has worried about anti-Chinese feeling in Zambia, where some workers have accused Chinese firms of abuses and underpaying, there have been no such problems in Zimbabwe.  China and Africa are all-weather friends, and China and Zimbabwe are no exception,  said Wang Wei, an associate research fellow at the foreign ministry s China Institute of International Studies.  It does not matter what changes there are in government officials, the broader trend is still to develop friendly relations between China and Zimbabwe and China and Africa to promote joint prosperity and development.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: few tears china old friend mugabe ousted zimbabwebeijing reuters china shedding tears ousting old friend robert mugabe president zimbabwe fed ruins state economy confident new government antagonist china change course policies towards china pointed failed offer open support mugabe army took power last week instead calling vaguely peaceful resolution legal framework talks bridge differences on wednesday foreign ministry said respected mugabe decision resign president remained good friend china made historic contributions zimbabwe independence liberation china friendship mugabe dates back zimbabwe independence struggle china supported mugabe visited china numerous times recently january president xi winning told china never forget old friends but trade tagged amid zimbabwe economic turmoil recent years china rely crucial raw materials unlike zambia copper angola oil china total trade zimbabwe worth billion percent fraction billion trade china south africa last year china trade tunisia senegal zimbabwe it clear china caused problems china showed desire prop mugabe hour need china interfere happy let zimbabwe people make choices said when xiaolei africa expert chinese academy social sciences government the ruling party fighting amongst economic policies national governance many problems when said zimbabwe regime certainly going get trouble i expect would happen fast in contrast elevated status continent mugabe revised west depot whose disastrous handling economy willingness resort violence maintain power destroyed one africa promising states in mugabe confucius peace prize supposed china answer nobel peace prize turned according zimbabwe media learned connection chinese government china important ally world stage mugabe in china vetoed proposed resolution would imposed arms embargo zimbabwe financial travel restrictions mugabe officials saying would complicate conflict china denied knew anything army take despite visit beijing zimbabwe military chief general constantino chiwenga shortly moved mugabe on monday chinese embassy south africa said complete nonsense suggest chiwenga tipped china plan saying attempt smear china mugabe case approved chiwenga visit however embassy also offer support mugabe retreating china believed zimbabwe crisis internal affair african people resolve african problems china frustrations mugabe begun play state media over past week chinese media run unfavorable articles wife grace online news portal sina calling canton squanderer on sunday what account overseas edition ruling communist party official people daily carried largely negative account visit mugabe beijing met former paramount leader eng xiaoping architect china reforms showing pictures zimbabweans carrying bundles cash hyperinflation crisis paper said zimbabwe chaos could large part traced mugabe extreme leftist populist policies zhang weiwei professor shanghai sudan university described conversation interpreted eng mugabe eng warned china mistakes urged embark reforms china mugabe seem get message zhang wrote this person take anything loss zhang cited exaggerated eng saying meeting there confidence china mugabe former vice president likely successor emerson mnangagwa whose sacking prompted military take power upset china state media pointed known quantity frequent visits china whereas beijing worried feeling zambia workers accused chinese firms abuses underlying problems zimbabwe china africa friends china zimbabwe exception said wang wei associate research fellow foreign ministry china institute international studies it matter changes government officials broader trend still develop friendly relations china zimbabwe china africa promote joint prosperity development worldnews