March 2016

A KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ON THE OCCASION OF A SYMPOSIUM TITLED: NIGERIA/CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATION AT 45: OPPORTUNITIES, POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES, HELD ON THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2016 IN ABUJA.

I wish to personally thank the Centre for China Studies and the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in Nigeria for organizing this symposium as part of the events to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Peoples Republic of China. We are honoured to be here.

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WELCOME ADDRESS DELIVERED ON A SYMPOSIUM TO MARK THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERA-CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.

Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria,
Chairman, Distinguished and esteemed guests.

The Centre for China studies (CCS) founded barely a year ago to provide intellectual and scholarly interrogations of the crucial dynamics of China-Africa Co-operation and its strand of Nigeria-China deepening engagement, heartily welcome everyone here to this segment of intellectual festival in the celebration of the 45th anniversary of Nigeria-diplomatic relation. (more…)

Keynote Speech by H.E. Gu Xiaojie, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria at the Symposium of “China/Nigeria Diplomatic Relations at 45: Possibilities, Prospects and Challenges”

Distinguished professors and teachers, Dear students, Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon.

It is a great pleasure for me to attend this symposium marking 45 years of China-Nigeria diplomatic relations. Ten days ago, on Feb 8th was Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day, known as Spring Festival. I hope it is not too late to wish you Happy New Year and best of luck in the year ahead, Barka da sabuwar shekara! (more…)

THE ROLE OF CHINA IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BY MUKHTAR IMAM, LECTURER, NIGERIAN TURKISH NILE UNIVERSITY, JABI-ABUJA AT THE 45 YEARS COMMEMORATION OF THE NIGERIA-CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Preamble

The growing relevance of China’s approaches to international affairs reflects a number of long-term trends. The rapid growth of its economy over several decades has had an increasing impact on global trade and investment flows, commodity markets, energy resources and the environment. (more…)

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NIGERIA-CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS BY: PROF. S. A. IBRAHIM (DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE NSUK AND PRESIDENT, NIGERIAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION NPSA)

Preamble

There is no doubt that China has positioned itself as a country to reckon with in today’s world economy. This could be said to be a reflection of the influx of economic activities from various foreign investors who are attracted to the existence of a market for their products and services in the over 1 billion populated country. (more…)

ISSUES IN NIGERIA – CHINA COOPERATION AND THE WAY FORWARD BY PROFESSOR Y.A. ZOAKA

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA

BEING A PAPER PRESENTED AT A ONE DAY SEMINAR TO MARK 45 YEARS OF NIGERIA – CHINA COOPERATION AT THE CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER ABUJA, ON 18TH FEBRUARY, 2016.

Introduction:

Countries in the international arena search for partners and favourable investment climates in order to bolster their internal economic structure to promote the prosperity of their countries and also to promote the integrity of their territory for their continuous survival. In a bid to create a favourable economic, political social and cultural climate for the survival of its people and state it goes into cooperation and bilateral relationships in order to deepen friendship and promote mutually beneficial goals. (more…)