{"id":104305,"date":"2023-04-18T08:42:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T07:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104305"},"modified":"2023-04-18T08:42:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T07:42:57","slug":"chinese-govt-denies-involvement-in-terrorism-in-nigeria-says-times-of-uks-report-irresponsible-unethical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/chinese-govt-denies-involvement-in-terrorism-in-nigeria-says-times-of-uks-report-irresponsible-unethical\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Govt denies involvement in terrorism in Nigeria, says Times of UK\u2019s report irresponsible, unethical"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has expressed dissatisfaction with media report claiming that Chinese people bribed militants in the country in order to have access to vast mineral reserves, insisting that Chinese government and his people have never been involved in any act of terrorism in any part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Times of UK had on April 15 come out with the scathing report, which was later culled by many Nigerian news media.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Embassy in a statement published on its website, on Monday, said: \u201cOur attention has been drawn to a media report titled \u201cChinese \u2018bribed Nigerian militants for access to vast mineral reserves\u2019\u201d, published by the The Times of the U.K. on April 15, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis report, claiming that \u2018Beijing could be indirectly funding terror\u2019\u2002in Nigeria, is based on unverified, unclear and unproven information, to which we have to express our strong dissatisfaction and objection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added that: \u201cThe Chinese government, as well as the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, have always encouraged and urged the Chinese companies and nationals in Nigeria to abide by the laws and regulations of Nigeria, and to implement the local rules and guidance on labour, environment, health and safety, etc, and would continue their efforts in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement further read that: \u201cThe Chinese government was and would never be involved in any form of funding terrorism,\u201d describing: \u201cThe allegations contained in the report were totally irresponsible and unethical, and the intention of the report is seriously questioned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement said: \u201cFor the past decades, the bilateral cooperation between China and Nigeria has brought tangible benefits to our bilateral ties and well-beings of the two peoples. 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