China has declared its firm support for the Nigerian government amid escalating tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of military action over the alleged persecution of Christians.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing “firmly supports the Nigerian government as it leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions.”
Responding to questions about Trump’s comments, Ning said, “as Nigeria’s comprehensive strategic partner, China firmly opposes any country using religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs or to threaten them with sanctions or force.”
Ning’s statement came in response to a question about U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat of military action in Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians.
Recall that last Saturday, Trump directed the U.S. Department of Defense to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria, escalati
The US President warned the Nigerian government to act fast to end the “killing of Christians” in the country. He had also called Nigeria a “disgraced country”.
If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing’, to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump warned.
“I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action,” Trump said in the statement.
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