The economic Relations between China and Nigeria

Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Region: Other States grade: None Xiamen University (Research School of South-east Asian Studies) course: International Relations language: English abstract: This paper examines China-Nigeria economic-political relations. On February 10 1971 a historical stage was set between China and Nigeria one of not only bilateral relations but of mutual respect for each other. Although this relationship dates back to more than three decades recent developments call for a careful and detailed analysis of this union and to this end i seek to provide analysis of the relationship with respect to investment trade aid and economic cooperation. Recent developments in China and Nigeria relationship are not unconnected with the renewed ties between the two giants as Nigeria has become one of China's most important trading partners in Africa. The contemporary waves of diplomatic relations appear to a reasonable extent mutually beneficial. Nigeria's quest for development with an aggressive campaign for FDI as one of the motivating forces has opened the economy which China is seen as an ideal business partner. Accordingly this paper through a critical review of the literature examines and evaluates the opportunities and challenges abound in the nascent economic and trade relationships and discusses the prospects of the deals for the Chinese Nigerian and African socio-economic growth.Key words: China Nigeria Economic-Political Relations Trade FDI