The Chinese Navy rarely visited the African Atlantic Coast, from NanningThe leader of the Chinese Navy's escort formation arrived in Nigeria on Sunday (July 2).
The official website of the China Embassy in Nigeria issued a press release to report the above news on Monday (3rd).
According to the press release, the 43rd batch of the Chinese Navy's air protection formation arrived in Laogos, Nigeria on the morning of July 2, and began a five -day visit.
Cui Jianchun, a Chinese ambassador to Nigeria in Nigeria, said at the welcome ceremony that the interview demonstrated the high political mutual trust between China and Nigeria, which will definitely deepen the relationship between the two armies, jointly respond to regional security challenges, maintain, and maintainWorld peace and development have a profound impact.
Major General Akpan, Minister of Policy Planning of Nigerian Navy Headquarters, welcomes the Chinese Navy's formation to visit, saying that the visit will further consolidate the friendly cooperation between the two countries, especially the Nigerian Navy and the Chinese Navy.The party is willing to deal with the security threat of the maritime with China to maintain the peace and stability of Guinea.
Cui Jianchun and others visited the Nanning ship and communicated with the formation commander and officers and soldiers.Cui Jianchun introduced the Sino -Indian relations and said that the formation was committed to maintaining the safety of overseas compatriots, fulfilling international obligations, spreading peaceful friendship, and being praised by the international community.After the ceremony, Zhongni welcomed people to visit the ship in batches.The Chinese Navy's escort formation conducted a donation to local schools on Sunday afternoon.
According to Reuters on Monday, West Africa, which is rich in oil production, is an important place for global crude oil. Among them, Angola and Nigeria are the main suppliers of Chinese crude oil.China's major oil and gas exploration and production enterprises China Ocean Petroleum Group Co., Ltd. (CNOOC LTD) also produced deep -sea production outside the Nigerian coast.
It is reported that in the past 30 years, China has expanded its influence in African countries through investment, trade and loans. Therefore, there are rumors that the Gulf of Guinea may become a potential base for the Chinese military.
In 2016, San Domer and Princes Berbin, which was caught in the financial difficulties, resumed diplomatic relations with mainland China after breaking diplomatic relations with Taiwan.San Domi and Princesby had established diplomatic relations with mainland China in 1975. After interrupted diplomatic relations in 1997, they changed diplomatic relations with Taiwan. They did not break the diplomatic relations until 2016.
In 2017, China opened the first overseas military base in the northeast of Djibouti, East Africa, which caused the outside world to pay attention to the PLA expansion of thousands of kilometers away from the mainland, Beijing may set up more regions "Logistics facilities ".
