00:00China has pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to launch military operations against Nigeria.
00:08Beijing's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that China supports Abuja in leading its people to follow a developmental path suited to its national conditions.
00:18China opposes any country interfering in other countries' internal affairs under the pretext of religion or human rights and opposes the frequent use of sanctions and military threats.
00:36Trump recently claimed that Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria from jihadists, including the Islamic State West Africa and Boko Haram.
00:47But according to Amnesty International, attacks on Christians in the country's northeast are not religiously motivated.
00:54About 46 percent of Nigeria's population is Christian, according to U.S. government statistics.
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