The Chinese government has pledged to strengthen its age-long bilateral relationship with the Kano government to enhance infrastructure development and boost industrial growth in the state. 
   
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, gave the assurance yesterday when he led delegates of the embassy on a courtesy visit to the Kano State Government House. 
 
Received by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the envoy observed the mutual engagement enjoyed by the Chinese community in Kano and emphasised a willingness to sustain the outstanding bilateral corporation. 
 
According to Dunhai, the Chinese government is fine-tuning a comprehensive bilateral relationship, deepening the areas of food security, infrastructure, education, trade and commerce with the state government. 
   
In the area of agriculture, the Chinese envoy pointed to the significance of food production in Kano, a state that shares a huge population status, saying it deserved the intervention of agricultural machinery to support food security.  He urged the state government to leverage Chinese investment opportunities in Nigeria to revamp its industrial and commercial growth. 

The ambassador accentuated China’s leading role in renewable energy and the manufacturing of electric vehicles, which accounts for 60 per cent of total production globally. He added that Nigeria has the huge potential to diversify its economy, tapping the industrial opportunities afforded by China. 
   
According to a statement by the state government, the Chinese envoy said no efforts would be spared to cement the relationship and engagement with Kano across the areas of intervention based on mutual benefits. 
   
Responding, Governor Yusuf, who extended warm hands of fellowship with the Peoples’ Republic of China, restated his administration’s readiness to sustain the perennial ties for the overall development of the state.