Chinese interest in Nigeria's oil and the American context

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ID18960649
AuthorsIan Taylor (0000-0002-8721-3759, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume48
Issue3
Pages391-404
Publication date2014-09-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-3968 • E-ISSN: 1923-3051
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00083968.2014.971833
OpenAlexW1516836858
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

Nigeria is an emerging strategic partner of China. This may at first glance appear to have some important implications for the United States, which has long seen Nigeria as a significant player in the region and has often cast Nigeria as an ally of some import on the continent. However, when examining Sino–Nigerian ties in the context of the United States, the hyperbole about China's role needs to be tamed. Washington, DC does not seem overly concerned by China's rising influence in the country. Though US ties with Abuja are robust, its economic interest in Nigeria is declining and is not threatened by Chinese activities

China · Context (archaeology) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Hyperbole · Metaphor · Political science · Threatened species · Global Political and Social Dynamics · Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations · International Development and Aid · Law

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