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Periodical article |
| Title: | Chinese interest in Nigeria's oil and the American context |
| Author: | Taylor, Ian |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Periodical: | Canadian Journal of African Studies (ISSN 0008-3968) |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 391-404 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic terms: | Nigeria China United States |
| Subjects: | international relations international economic relations petroleum |
| External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00083968.2014.971833 |
| Abstract: | 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. Bibliogr., notes, sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] |