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Every country has a right to seek prosperity and to project its power abroad, including Nigeria and China. It is up to us as a partner to know what we want out of the relationship and protect our own interests. Ultimately, China is looking out for China and Nigeria must clearly define and defend her own national interests.

Unfortunately as alluded to by the author, Nigeria almost always end up with the short end of the stick in these bilateral arrangements. One can only hope that things are different this time.