COVID-19 Pandemic and Nigeria-China Relations: Critical Issues and China's International Responsibility (1)
Coronavirus, renamed COVID-19, is an issue that has been largely underestimated in virtually all the strategic calculations of most countries of the world, for many reasons. For instance, the genesis of the epidemic, now re-designated by the World Health Organisation as a pandemic, can be traced to a book publication in 1981. In other words, the virus has been in existence before COVID-19.
Without iota of doubt, the three schools have tenable arguments. However, the main controversy surrounding the origins of COVID-19 is what now has the potential to also seriously threaten international peace and security in an unprecedented manner, especially in light of the introduction of arguments of racism, ethnicism, and power superiority.
Even though Tina gave the impression that she was not interested in the subject matter, Carl Dombey explained that, to understand the subject matter well, there was the need ‘to go back twenty months.’ This means that the author of the book was referring to around September 1979 since the book was published on May 10, 1981.
This fear is quite absurd and does not reflect the high level good relationship currently existing between Nigeria and China.
And more importantly, the Trade Union admits that ‘truly, the Chinese authorities have done well by not recording more cases in their country. It is novel and also shows their pro-activeness and commitment to crises.’ If the Union believes in the proactive character and commitment of the Chinese, why should it still ‘insist that we do not need them now; rather, we shall continue to adhere to the precautions reeled out by the health professionals to make the job easy.
NMA’s arguments are most unfortunate, because its arguments are restricted to medical concerns. COVID-19 goes beyond epidemiological scope. It has socio-cultural, strategico-military, and politico-economic dimensions in global politics. Nigerian doctors can only perform well if the environmental conditionings in the country are conducive. In fact, no country, including the United States currently considered as the most powerful, has been able to nip the nip in the bud COVID-19 alone.
In the words of the NMA, ‘we are not against the receipt of donor support and equipment. We rather are against pulling the wool over our eyes going by the recent statement issued by the Managing Director of the Chinese donor firm operating in Nigeria that the medical personnel will be treating Chinese workers in their facilities. We are taken aback at this statement as this is at variance with the information supplied by the Honourable Minister of Health.
In spite of all these challenges, we contend here that there is no need for Nigeria to claim to be holier than the Pope who the Chinese really are in this matter of COVID-19.
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