China Expresses Support for Nigeria Following Trump Military Threats

China Expresses Support for Nigeria Following Trump Military Threats
Above:  Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, speaks at a press conference in Beijing, China on Sept. 9, 2024.  Image copyright: Johannes Neudecker/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Beijing's meddling in U.S. foreign policy isn’t diplomacy — it's a damage-control campaign to shield Abuja from accountability for the relentless persecution of Christians. A regime that jails pastors, cracks down on churches and runs mass internment in Xinjiang has zero standing to lecture Washington on rights while lobbying for a government that looks away as jihadist militias massacre villagers. This isn't neutrality but cover for impunity — leveraging trade, loans, think tanks and U.N. votes to buy silence.

Anti-Trump narrative

Trump's attacks on Nigeria reveal a cynical blend of politics and faith-based opportunism. The so-called defense of persecuted Christians masks a white evangelical crusade aimed at controlling Africa's biggest economy and energy market. While Nigerian clergy deny any organized genocide, U.S. politicians amplify moral panic to rally voters and justify future intervention. It's not compassion — it's power politics dressed in scripture, weaponizing religion for imperial ambition.



The Controversies



Establishment split

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