They'll be Hungry in an Hour

So, how bad are things getting in Zimbabwe? Last we heard, they were starting to eat their pets to survive.

Now China is sending them food to help out.

China is sending 5,000 metric tons of food aid to Zimbabwe, official media reports, to help the African nation cope with dire food shortages.

China's deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe made the announcement, adding that the two countries wanted to increase trade to $500m (£253m) in 2008.

More than 3m Zimbabweans, 25% of the population, depend on UN food aid.

With a per capita GDP of about $7,800 a year, China is not exactly overflowing with a surplus of produce themselves, either.

Talk about your lame leading the halt.

China has expanded its economic relationship with Zimbabwe as the West enforces strict sanctions on the government of President Robert Mugabe.

The country is suffering from the world's highest rate of inflation, mass unemployment and shortages of fuel and basic goods.

The United States and European Union accuse Mr Mugabe of running the economy into the ground and disregarding human rights.