The Chinese government has declared its firm support for the President Bola Tinubu administration as it “leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions, urging the United States and other Western nations to stay off Nigeria’s affairs.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mao Ning, spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said “as Nigeria’s comprehensive strategic partner, China firmly opposes any country using religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, and threatening other countries with sanctions and force”.
Ning was answering a question on US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians.
She stressed that every nation has the right to pursue development according to its own national conditions, and called for dialogue and mutual respect in international relations.