1. Oscillation of Two Giants: Sino-Nigeria Relations and the Global South.
- Author
-
Seteolu, Dele and Oshodi, Abdul-Gafar Tobi
- Subjects
CHINESE foreign relations, 1976- ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,ECONOMIC development ,FOREIGN investments ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
China is considered as a significant development partner in Nigeria; yet relations between the two countries have been marked by episodes of oscillations. This paper engages three interconnected questions: (i) What is the history of Sino-Nigeria relations? (ii) How has Nigeria’s political elites and ordinary Nigerians reacted to Chinese presence? (iii) To what extent is Sino-Nigeria relations beneficial to Nigeria? This paper while identifying and discussing the benefits and underbellies of Sino-Nigeria relations, draws attention to aspects of the relations less discussed in the literature. It concludes that beyond the more popular yet simplistic Janus-headed explication of Sino-Nigeria relations as positive or negative, significant focus is needed to understand the instabilities capable of impacting on the developmental potential of China in Nigeria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2018
- Full Text
- View/download PDF