Nigeria, China reaffirm commitment to mutual growth, development

By Nkiruka Nnorom

As China marked its 76th day of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and 56 years of its diplomatic relations with Nigeria, some countries person reaffirmed their committedness to deepen their ties, leveraging shared history, taste exchanges and economical complementarities to physique a brighter aboriginal for some countries.

This committedness was made by Ms. Yan Yuqing, Consul General, PRC successful Lagos, and Hon. Jaafaru Yakubu, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee connected China-Nigeria Parliamentary Relations, astatine the reception to observe the founding of PRC, successful Lagos.

Speaking astatine the event, Hon. Yakubu hailed the strategical concern betwixt Nigeria and China, saying that it has yielded tangible benefits successful infrastructure, trade, technology, acquisition and taste exchanges.

He, therefore, reaffirmed Nigeria’s determination to stay a reliable spouse of China successful gathering a assemblage with shared future, saying that together, some nations could lend not lone to African development, but besides to planetary peace, stableness and prosperity.

He said: “This year’s solemnisation is particularly important arsenic October 1 is simply a time of shared pridefulness for some nations marking the 76th day of China’s National Day and the 65th day of Nigeria’s Independence. These milestones punctual america of our shared struggles for sovereignty, improvement and dignity, arsenic good arsenic the enduring relationship betwixt our 2 people.

“Over the years, China and Nigeria person built a strategical concern anchored connected communal respect, shared aspirations and applicable cooperation. From infrastructure to technology, trade, acquisition and taste exchanges, our concern has yielded tangible benefits for some countries.

“The National Assembly, done my committee, remains firmly committed to strengthening this narration successful enactment with our people’s aspirations.”

Yakubu expressed the national government’s enactment for China’s Xi Jinping’s Global Governance Initiative (GGI), which calls for a much just, equitable and planetary bid and noted that the National Assembly stands acceptable to guarantee that Nigeria harnesses the immense opportunities presented by GGI for the payment of the citizens.

On her ain part, Ms. Yuqing said that China-Nigeria broad concern has yielded fruitful results with bilateral commercialized reaching $21.89 cardinal successful 2024 and Nigeria becoming China’s 2nd largest trading spouse successful Africa.

She highlighted the value of people-to-people exchanges, citing the increasing fig of Nigerian youths learning Chinese connection and culture.

She affirmed China’s committedness to proceed to uphold the rule of sincerity, existent results, amity and bully religion successful its relations with Africa, including Nigeria.

“This twelvemonth marks the 65th day of the independency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the 54th day of the constitution of diplomatic relations betwixt China and Nigeria.

“Over the past 54 years, China and Nigeria person consistently respected and supported each other. Last year. Chinese President, Xi Jinping and Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu announced the elevation of China-Nigeria relations to a broad strategical bilateral ties.

“Under the model of gathering high-quality Belt and Road Initiative, China and Nigeria person achieved fruitful results. In 2024, bilateral commercialized reached $21.89 billion, with China’s imports from Nigeria totaling $2.99 billion, summation 25.8% year-on-year. Until July of this year, bilateral commercialized amounted to $15.483 billion, expanding 34.7% year-on-year, making Nigeria the second-largest trading spouse of China successful Africa.

“It should beryllium noted that with the vigorous promotion of Chinese Consulate General successful Lagos, section exchanges, economical and commercialized cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges wrong our consular territory person go progressively vibrant,” she said.

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