Zhing-zhong

Zhing-zhong, or jing zhong, is a Zimbabwean slang term for inexpensive Chinese products of poor quality, sometimes used as a pejorative towards people of Chinese descent or other people of East Asian descent perceived to be Chinese, that developed in response to an influx of Chinese immigrants during an economic downturn in the 2000s. The term is potentially derived from zhèngzōng (正宗; 'authentic').

In 2005, several arrests were allegedly made for using the term under the Miscellaneous Offences Act. In 2009, members from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions held posters that read "No to Zhing Zhong" signs to protest the economic conditions.

Following the 2017 coup, the term remains in use as the products have had staying power, but sentiments have improved since Zimbabwe joined the Belt and Road Initiative.

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