2017
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2017.1313729
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The impact of Chinese textile imperialism on Nigeria’s textile industry and trade: 1960–2015

Abstract: SUMMARY This briefing examines the effects of globalisation and the challenge posed by China to the Nigerian textile industry in the twenty-first century. The meteoric rise of imports of cheap Chinese textiles into the Nigerian market, which was formerly dominated by local fabrics, has shifted the balance in favour of the imports, which has consequently destroyed the economic base of the local textile industry.

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“…This has made the city an important commercial and Dye pits and traditional dyeing activities in Kofar Mata, Kano. industrial hub that serves as an entrepot for ancient international trade in the 18th and 19th centuries [48,49]. Other Trading activities in the city include the dyeing of textile materials (Figure 6), cotton production, local crafts, and leather goods [50,51].…”
Section: Historical Development Of Kanomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This has made the city an important commercial and Dye pits and traditional dyeing activities in Kofar Mata, Kano. industrial hub that serves as an entrepot for ancient international trade in the 18th and 19th centuries [48,49]. Other Trading activities in the city include the dyeing of textile materials (Figure 6), cotton production, local crafts, and leather goods [50,51].…”
Section: Historical Development Of Kanomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The textile industry in Nigeria experienced significant growth in the 1970s and 80s, but its decline began when Beijing began exporting its cheap textiles to Nigeria. By 2008, almost 160 textile factories in Nigeria were closed down, and it was a severe blow to the Nigerian textile economy (Muhammad et al 2017). This led to the rise of The volume of arms Algeria, Tanzania, Nigeria, Morocco, Sudan, and the rest of Africa got from China over the last decade are of 29.4% (928 million TIV), 10.9% (343 million TIV), 10.4% (328 million TIV), 9.1% (289 million TIV), 8.1% (255 million TIV) and 32.2% (1,018 million TIV) respectively (China Power 2021).…”
Section: The Reactions From Africamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Clearly the period of the greatest de-industrialization in the textile sector occurred prior to the large surge in imports from China. To suggest as Muhammed et al (2017) do that Nigerian textile production was in a healthy state until the Chinese came along is simply untrue. Clearly the Renne (2015) argument which points to the severe decline in the sector prior to the surge of Chinese imports is accurate.…”
Section: Nigerian-chinese Trade Relations and Textilesmentioning
confidence: 99%