The Gulf of Guinea, the Increase of Maritime Piracy Is a Wake-up Call to Chinese Economics

... Shifting Tides of China’s Strategy Nigeria is China’s No. 1 engineering contract market, No. 2 export market, No. 3 trading partner, and major investment destination in Africa. Therefore, security threats to Chinese investments and nationals in Nigeria and other countries represent a wake-up call to China, and the maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea is also intrinsically China’s top priority in its foreign policy. China has been actively participating in international cooperation to fight piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, as well as providing assistance in capacity building of related ...