China Meets With Caribbean Countries To Discuss Impact Of COVID-19

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YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 21 2020: Travelers wearing protective masks walk outside a railway station in Yichang in central China's Hubei province Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. China has stepped up the measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus that has infected hundreds of people in China.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Feature China / Barcroft Media (Photo credit should read Feature China / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Representatives from ministries of foreign affairs of the Peoples Republic of China and Caribbean states with diplomatic relations with China have condemned any attempt to politicise the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is one of the statements coming out of a just-concluded meeting between China and those Caribbean countries.

Antigua and Barbuda was represented at the meeting by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anthony Liverpool.

The main topic for discussion held by video-conference on Tuesday was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global community.

“The two sides acknowledged the enormity of the threat posed by COVID-19 to lives and livelihoods as well as the resulting deleterious social and economic impacts in China, the Caribbean countries and across the world.

The two sides expressed deep condolences over the lives lost to the virus and heartfelt sympathies to all the patients and their families and paid high tribute to the healthcare workers fighting at the front line,” the post meeting communique said.

The two sides shared the view that although COVID-19 has so far been effectively stemmed in China and several Caribbean countries, it is still rapidly spreading in many parts of the world.

According to the statement they also recognised that the virus respects no borders and was a common enemy of humanity.

“Guided by multilateralism and science, all countries must strengthen communication, coordination and cooperation in support of the important role of the World Health Organization in coordinating global cooperation against COVID-19. We oppose any politicization, discrimination and labeling of peoples with regard to COVID-19!” it declared.

The joint statement said the Caribbean side emphasized the importance of strengthening the capacity of their local health systems and the need to support developing countries, in particular those in Caribbean.

For its part, the Chinese side voiced appreciation to the Caribbean countries for their firm and sincere support and highly commended the Caribbean’s active efforts to manage and contain COVID-19 especially given their particular vulnerabilities.

China said it was ready to further help friendly Caribbean countries as its ability permits and it called on the international community to provide the Caribbean side with necessary support and assistance against COVID-19.

At the conclusion, both sides agreed to further maintain and strengthen mutual support and coordination in international and regional affairs, to firmly support the UN-centered international system, to uphold the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and to safeguard the legitimate rights, interests and space for development of developing countries.

They also agreed on the need to defend the multilateral trading system with the WTO as the core, build an open world economy, advance the reform of global financial governance and accelerate the delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The other Caribbean countries represented at the meeting were the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Barbados, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Suriname and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

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19 COMMENTS

    • Since you mentioned St. Lucia, they are doing their test locally. Have Antigua started doing their own testing? While in St. Lucia food packages was distributed by NEMO, why is it in Antigua packages are distributed by your beloved ALP

      • Patiently waiting for the UPP packages. The donation from WIOC that the PM begged for them has still not seen the public eyes. What ia taking so darn long Mrs. Arrindell, Shawn and Dr. Daniel?? C’mon UPP. I thought your motto was “People First”??? #LeadershipMatters

        • It should be a government agency in charge of distribution of packages not any political party.

  2. It amazes me that we called a flu,Spanish Flu.I wondered why.When in fact it did not begin in Spain.We do know for a fact that the coronavirus,Covid 19.It began in WUHAN,CHINA.So I for one is calling it the Wuhan,China Virus 19.

    • You sound like that dumba$$ cheetoe in the white house. I won’t be surprised if you voted for him to.

      • You sound like one of those rude dumba$$es who either doesn’t bother to do the research or is on the make from China/ABLP. Pandemics dating as far back as the bubonic plague and even before that are documented as coming out of China. China is documented as being a mostly filthy, inhumane and barbaric country that is hell bent on taking over the outside world. China is the most racist country in the world. They have more than demonstrated their racism against Africans and it would appear that the African countries have now decided to fight back and hopefully take back their countries and resources from China. Hopefully Antigua will not continue to tolerate the Chinese infiltration here and send them packing. Chinese do not mix here either and all they want is to get our lands by means of indirect bribing with so called grants and overpriced debt trap loans that all have a payback to CHINA. Does anyone in their right mind think that our WESTERNIZED tourists who have now lost thousands of loved ones to the Chinese virus (that China knowingly spread throughout the world) are going to want to see what is publically described as an embassy but is more likely going to be a hub to spy on the USA/Canada/UK and occupied by maybe as many as a thousand Chinese spies, doctors to manage their exclusive for Chinese hospital and workers to help them control the Antigua and Barbuda that they plan to control in the not too distant future. WAKE UP ANTIGUA AND SEND THESE PEOPLE (INCLUDING YIDA) BACK HOME…THEY ARE OF NO BENEFIT TO WE, THE PEOPLE.

        • You sound like just as much as a dumba$$ as the cheetoe in the white house and “BLACK-MAN”. And to bring up racsim when the USA which seems like paradise to you is also one of the most racsit countries in the world. Perfect example of their racism Ahmaud Arbery which is just a tiny in the bucket. Maybe it is time the world looks past the USA and see them for the dumba$$ people they are.

          • @CHUPTZ: If you think the Chinese are not racists.If you believed they do like us black people.Then you would need to go back to the pack.Because you do not have a clue.So cuss me a BLACK-MAN FOR A CHINA MAN.WE ARE A STRANGE BREED.The virus started in WUHAN,CHINA.Had it started on the AFRICAN Continent.Would you be afraid to say so,I think not.So why are you afraid of the Chinese.

        • The People of Antigua and Barbuda have benefitted greatly by the fraternal friendship we share with China, Cuba, and Venezuela. There is no infiltration here from these countries, only socialist solidarity at its best. We are all workers together. Forward Ever! Backward Never! The red flag of international workers flies proudly in this land since the days of Vere Cornwall Bird and our founding fathers and mothers in the great change of 1939. The worker’s unions and the worker’s parties represent the People of this Great Land. Solidarity forever! Friends of all. Enemies of none.

        • Boss its the US who spread it. They wanted to hurt especially people of color. Think you see the stats in the US that its minorities who have been more impacted by this disease. Yes some whites have become collateral damage in the US prez zeal to get rid of persons he feels in general will vote against him. Why Europe? It got out of control. You think its an accident that NY was most impacted? I have seen copies of the plan to do exactly this, a few years ago. By the way this is all a conspiracy theory inspired based on your weird comment. Of course China is being made a scapegoat because he knows rapid supporters like you will eat it all up.

          • BLACK-MAN you have proved over and over you are a Trump supporter. Why don’t you go and ingest some bleach like your president suggested. And the USA is just as racist as China just ask the family of Ahmaud Arbery, Travough Martin, Michael Brown and the many of the other young black men who has been killed by extreme racist and no justice for the family. Lets not forget the infamous “I cant breath” video. So go have several seat and drink ya bleach dumba$$.

        • Truth hurts doesn’t it @Jeb. The land of the free and home of the brave is just as racist and nasty as China.

  3. Obviously there was a free lunch involved in this somewhere. Nice work if you can get it.

  4. The Art Of War, is shadowed by, The Art Of Deception…

    Beware, of The Missionaries who come riding in, on TROJAN HORSES bearing trinkets!
    Be aware, that The Mercenaries are not far behind, to do their raping, and pillaging without mercy!

    The Caribbean Governments, and their Departments which oversee, the IMPORTATION of goods into their Nations, should do frequent and random TESTING, on imported goods for toxins and other impurities not fit for HUE-man consumption, and uses.

    …Beware!
    …Be Aware!
    …to be, Forewarned!
    …is to be, Forearmed!

    Is the 2020 HURRICANE SEASON, on the Agenda for discussion? One would hope so!
    The African Desert is heating up!

  5. CErmle you provoking bad, you spew the same rubbish for everything. Of course the caribbean territories are going to stand in solidarity with China. Probably the only place in the world they will get that respect.
    Australia another racist country is of China’s biggest trading partner 38% of its exports are to China. Iron ore Gas and Coal and Barley make up the bulk of exports. 30% of Australian beef are consumed yearly in China. Chinese study and vacation in Australia in large numbers. Australia agreed with the EU to asked for an independent review of the Coronavirus in Wuhan. China is now threatening them with sanctions.
    I hope during the meeting they ask for debt write off because they are been used to make China look good.

  6. Since the communist Chinese government created covid-19
    You would think they had a vaccine ?
    But by all means kiss up to this asshats.

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