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SOURCE TEXT 1 - English-Chinese

On July 1, 2016, Nigeria commemorated the 95th anniversary of the founding of China’s ruling Communist Party (CPC) by holding a major conference in Abuja. During that conference, Nigeria’s vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Shehu Sani, extolled the CPC as a role model for African political parties to follow.
Sani’s praise for the Chinese political system was rooted in his admiration of the CPCs emphasis on principles and ideology in its development strategy. This contrasts sharply with the paucity of genuinely ideological parties in Nigeria and many other Sub-Saharan African countries
As Nigeria has transitioned toward democracy since the death of its last military dictator Sani Abacha in 1998, such open praise of China’s authoritarian system appears contradictory. Yet it is also not surprising. According to a 2014 BBC World Service poll, Nigeria was the most pro-Chinese country in the world, with 85 percent of Nigerians viewing Beijing’s influence in the world positively.
Unlike the transactional natural resources-for-capital relationships China has forged with many other African countries, China has formed a durable political alliance with Nigeria over the past few decades. China has also developed strong cultural linkages with Nigeria, through student exchange programs and media proliferation. This successful soft power campaign provides an effective model for Chinese policymakers to follow in their attempts to strengthen Beijing’s alliances with other African countries.
China’s Political Alliance with Nigeria: A Special Relationship
China’s political alliance with Nigeria dates back to its initial establishment of diplomatic relations with Lagos in 1971. This normalization of ties overcame hostilities engendered by China’s tacit support for Biafra against the Soviet and U.S.-backed Nigerian government during the 1967-1970 civil war.
As Nigeria was seeking to profit from surging oil prices during the 1970s but was stigmatized in the West due to human rights abuses perpetrated by its military dictatorships, China became a vital political ally and market for Nigerian oil.
From the start of the Beijing-Lagos political alliance, Nigeria asserted its foreign policy autonomy and was determined to avoid becoming a Chinese satellite. Nigeria supported the Soviet-backed MPLA in Angola after civil war erupted in 1975, while China aligned with the FNLA, a leading rival faction. China’s decision to support the U.S.-backed FNLA caused many Nigerians to view Beijing’s rhetorical commitment to “anti-imperialism” as hypocritical.

 SOURCE TEXT 2: Chinese-English

                                                                              中非合作发展的先导作用与“一带一路”倡议
                                                                                                    2018/06/21

中国“一带一路”倡议为中国和亚非拉发展中国家之间的合作提供了一个巨大的包容性合作平台。中非合作发展具有创造性和历史意义的南南合作经验为 “一带一路”倡议下发展中国和亚非拉地区广大发展中国家的合作起到了先导作用。中非合作发展的先导作用具体表现在四个方面。
　　中国政府的主导作用
在中非合作发展中，中国政府的主导作用表现在其对外战略和对外政策中。21世纪中国政府先后出台了两个对非政策文件，为中非合作进行了战略定位、政策指导以及机制保障。2006年1月，中国政府发表了《中国对非洲政策文件》，提出了中国对非政策“真诚友好、平等相待、互利互惠、共同繁荣、相互支持、密切配合、相互学习，共谋发展”的总体原则和目标，确立了与非洲在四个方面、30个领域的全方位合作政策。2015年12月中国政府的第二个《中国对非洲政策文件》，总结了十年来中非合作的经验，并表示在新形势下，中国将秉持“真、实、亲、诚”的对非政策方针和正确义利观，推动中非友好互利合作实现新的跨越式发展。中国愿本着“非洲提出、非洲同意、非洲主导”原则，以积极、开放、包容的态度同其他国家及国际和地区组织加强协调与合作，在非洲探讨开展三方和多方合作，共同为非洲实现和平、稳定、发展作出贡献。