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United States Congressman Rep. Riley M. Moore has fired back at the People’s Republic of China over its stance on the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria.
The Eastern Updates reports that China on Tuesday warned against foreign interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs, following a recent threat by President Donald Trump.
Trump, who designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over the alleged persecution of Christians, had threatened possible military action.
However, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, in a statement on Tuesday, said the nation remains firmly opposed to the use of religion or human rights as a pretext to meddle in the domestic affairs of sovereign nations.
Reacting to China’s position, Rep. Moore, in a post on his official X handle, said China would not dictate U.S. foreign policy.
He wrote, “President Trump is absolutely right to defend our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering horrific persecution, and even martyrdom, for their faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
“China will not dictate our foreign policy to us, and we will not be lectured to by a Communist autocracy that recently arrested 30 Christian pastors for their faith and throws ethnic minorities in concentration camps.”
In other news, The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has stated that there is no evidence of Christian genocide in Nigeria.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this known on Tuesday while appearing as a guest on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television monitored by The Eastern Updates.
His remarks followed the recent declaration by United States President Donald Trump, who designated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over allegations of Christian genocide.
