The Chinese
Government has replied Nigeria over accusation of maltreating Nigerians in
China.
The government said
it did not discriminate against nationals of any country but treats foreigners
living in the country the same way as its citizens.
Series of videos
emanating from social media suggested that Chinese authorities were maltreating
Nigerians in their country.
A tweet by the
Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on its Twitter handle @china_emb_ng on Friday,
quoted the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying that the Chinese government was
averse to discrimination against foreigners.
The embassy tweeted
this after the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila met
with its Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian on the disturbing allegation of
ill treatment of Nigerians in China.
The Speaker had said
that the maltreatment of Nigerians living in China negated the ideals of the
cordial relationship between both countries.
The embassy, quoting
the Chinese Foreign Minister, Zhao Lijian said: “China and African countries
are united more than ever, demonstrating brotherhood in times of adversity.
“We treat all
foreign nationals equally in China.
“We reject
differential treatment, and we have zero tolerance for discrimination.”
In a statement on
April 9, the foreign ministry said in response to questions bordering on the
same allegation, that China was even now focusing on helping African countries
overcome the coronavirus.
“Since the COVID-19
outbreak, China and African countries have been supporting each other in
fighting the pandemic.
“We won’t forget the
support voiced and provided by African countries and their people when we were
at the most crucial stage of the fight.
“Now we are closely
following the situation in Africa. The Chinese government and people are doing
our best to help them,” Zhao said.
“We hope foreign
citizens in China will continue to fully understand and cooperate with China’s
epidemic control measures to prevent risks and protect the health and safety of
themselves and others.
“That is their way
of contributing to the final victory over the epidemic,” he added.
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