{"id":95227,"date":"2020-01-09T18:31:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T22:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=95227"},"modified":"2020-01-09T18:31:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T22:31:30","slug":"commentary-china-the-caribbean-and-the-west-serving-whose-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/commentary-china-the-caribbean-and-the-west-serving-whose-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: China, The Caribbean And The West: Serving Whose Interest?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Sir Ronald Sanders<\/b><\/p>

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(The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organization of American States.\u00a0 He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto.\u00a0 The views expressed are entirely his own)<\/i><\/p>\n

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Caribbean countries are being warned by the government of the United States of America (U.S.) and U.S. writers that they should limit their dealings with China.\u00a0 In the course of these warnings, several allegations are made, suggesting sinister Chinese motives and even corrupt relations between Chinese institutions and local politicians who get personal \u201cside benefits\u201d.<\/p>

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The latter claim has been made by Evan Ellis, a member of the Policy Planning staff at the U.S. State Department, in a recently published article entitled, \u2018Latin America and China: Choosing self-interest\u2019.\u00a0 It should be noted that Mr. Ellis was writing \u201cpersonal observations\u201d with the disclaimer that they do not \u201cnecessarily represent the view of the State Department or the U.S. government\u201d.<\/p>

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Only the na\u00efve would believe that any major global power is in the Caribbean in the region\u2019s interest.\u00a0 The self-interest being served is the global power that engages with regional countries.\u00a0 So, for one global power to claim that another global power is pursuing its own interest is akin to the pot calling the kettle black.\u00a0 Caribbean countries are well aware of this reality.<\/p>\n

For Caribbean countries, the bottom line of the relationship they develop with global powers is the benefit that they derive, recognising that each of the global powers is trying to establish influence over them in a range of areas.<\/p>

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What makes China more attractive to regional governments today is that China is demonstrating, by its actions, that it is willing to contribute to the development needs of Caribbean countries. Meanwhile, other global powers have either withdrawn assistance or limited it to areas that are marginal to economic development.<\/p>\n

The most telling example of this is China\u2019s loans for infrastructural projects such as airports, seaports, bridges and roads.\u00a0 Typically, Chinese loans for such projects are repayable over 20 years at less than 3% interest with a five-year moratorium on the repayment of capital.\u00a0 No other government or international financial institution is willing to lend money on such advantageous terms.\u00a0 In fact, most Caribbean countries are prohibited from access to concessional financing by narrow rules drawn-up by Western governments.<\/p>

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Faced with the need to deliver economic and social benefits for their people, Caribbean governments consider it in their countries\u2019 interest to pursue Chinese funding. \u00a0\u00a0They would hardly accept warnings not to deal with China from countries that do little or nothing to advance their economic betterment.<\/p>

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One of the fallacies, promoted by Western writers is that China \u201clures\u201d Caribbean governments into \u201casymmetric deals by offering personal benefits (to government negotiators) in exchange for overall terms favourable to Chinese companies\u201d.\u00a0 The reality tells a different story.\u00a0 Often Caribbean governments have had to pursue Chinese government loans, facing rejections before any are approved, and many remain refused.\u00a0 China is interested in getting its loan capital repaid with interest.\u00a0\u00a0 China wants the money. It has millions whose standard of living they have to improve and millions of mouths which they have to feed.\u00a0 Doing so is crucial to the maintenance of political stability and China\u2019s form of government.<\/p>\n

As for side contracts to government negotiators, there has been no evidence of this in the Caribbean. For their part, Chinese officials are keenly aware that the penalty is fatal in their country for any corruption of which they are convicted.<\/p>\n

To be fair, the Chinese government has also been more generous in providing grants than other global powers.\u00a0 These grants, usually for social welfare projects such as housing and rebuilding after disasters, certainly earns China the appreciation of the recipients and, therefore, sympathy and gratitude in the international community.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead of decrying these grants, other global and medium-sized powers should emulate China.\u00a0 They should give Caribbean countries the option of choosing the more beneficial partner. If not, Caribbean countries are constrained to choose the most willing.<\/p>\n

In his article, cited earlier, Evan Ellis declares, in condemnation, that \u201cChinese companies are notoriously inadequate, for example, in providing opportunities for locals in senior management\u201d.\u00a0 Perhaps he is unaware that North American and European companies, operating in the Caribbean, follow the same practice.\u00a0 It is as unjustifiable for Chinese companies as it is for North American and European ones.\u00a0\u00a0 They should all be criticized as should those Caribbean governments that allow it, particularly in fields where educated and trained Caribbean persons exist.<\/p>\n

Two of the areas in which Caribbean countries are urged not to allow Chinese participation are telecommunications and surveillance.\u00a0 According to Mr. Ellis, this is so sensitive that \u201csuch presence could put at risk the ability of its (the Caribbean\u2019s) politicians and administrators to make effective and independent decisions\u201d.\u00a0 However, the Caribbean\u2019s telecommunications have been in the hands of U.S., Canadian and European institutions for decades, and, in most cases, they still are. Therefore, the question is begged: why is it more in the Caribbean\u2019s interest to allow participation in its telecommunications by North American and European companies than by Chinese ones?\u00a0 Part of the answer might be provided by Mr. Ellis who says that participation of Chinese companies would make it difficult for other partners such as the U.S.<\/p>\n

The Caribbean region has always been the involuntary pawn on the chessboard of global politics, shuffled around and sacrificed for the interest of one player or another.\u00a0 All who have come to the region have done so in their own interest.\u00a0 At times, the region has gained from the involvement of outside powers because, in satisfying their own needs, those powers left some good to countries in the area.\u00a0 But, always, the peoples of Caribbean countries knew that their own interest was ancillary to the interests of others.<\/p>\n

Today, in dealing with China and other global powers, no Caribbean country is seeking to advance the interests of one of those powers over the other.<\/p>\n

The region has always been interested, without discrimination, in seeking fair and equitable involvement by other nations from which there is mutual benefit. \u00a0In pursuing this objective, concessions have been given, pride has sometimes been swallowed, and difficult choices have been made.\u00a0 But, importing rivalry between global powers is neither part of the Caribbean\u2019s agenda, nor in its self-interest.<\/p>\n

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