The Analysis and Prospect of China’s Aid Influence on Nigeria from the Perspective of Structural Power

Abstract

International aids to the under developed countries have long been an essential part of international cooperation and global governance. As the representative African country, Nigeria has been aided by the United States, the EU, the UN as well as China for decades, receiving assistance and building cooperation with other countries from security, finance, production to knowledge. Against the deep interdependence situation in today’s international situation, the lack of a comprehensive analysis of Nigeria’s power and evaluation of assistances shall be filled soon. This study collected data and information about the existing assistances and cooperation between Nigeria and China, expected to evaluate the effect of assistance and the change of Nigeria’s national power with the perspective of structural power, in order to provide suggestions and set light on future international aids.