Do Dominicans have a love/hate relationship with the Chinese? Opposition politicians on the island have blasted the government of Dominica for not making public the Memorandum of Understanding that the government signed onto when Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit took the then controversial step of entering into relations with Beijing and severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
Since then China has funded, through loans and grants, major projects in Dominica to the tune of millions of dollars including the Windsor Park Stadium and the ongoing West Coast Road Project, as well as the modern state of the art Dominica State College currently under construction.
But there are cries of Chinese businesses taking over in the capital city Roseau, with unconfirmed tallies putting the figure at close to 40, and some local businessmen crying foul, suggesting that the proliferation of these “foreign” businesses is putting some local firms out of commission.
The suggestion is that these Chinese businesses are operating under very concessionary terms and putting locals at a disadvantage. And they sell some of the very wares that local companies are peddling, at lower prices and therefore impacting, in a profound way, Dominican businesses.
It’s against this backdrop that Dominica News Online sought some answers from the Morne Daniel-based Chinese Embassy.
We wanted a face-to-face audio interview with the Chinese Ambassador, but we were offered instead an email interview, if we would first submit our questions.
And we were told that the questions would be answered not by the ambassador, but by the embassy’s Press Officer, Yu Zisen.
An additional stipulation was that the answers to the questions posed should be carried as is without any editing.
The following is the result of that undertaking. Here are the questions posed by DNO, and the answers supplied by the Chinese Embassy:
Q: China is assisting Dominica substantially in its development, yet some
Dominicans are very critical of the Chinese and don’t seem to appreciate the help that China is giving – what would you say to these people?
A: China’s assistance to Dominica are welcomed and appreciated by the majority of Dominican people. Those criticisms in essence are not targeting China’s assistance itself. As we all know, the relationship between two countries is based on the affection of their peoples. The diplomatic relationship between China and Dominica just started 8 years ago. We believe, with more Dialogues and exchanges，understanding and mutual trust will be further promoted among the peoples of two countries.
Q: Why do you think they are suspicious of China’s motives – why is China helping Dominica and other developing countries – can you explain?
A: Few of local people have doubt over China and its people，maybe it’s because they don’t know China’s history and development ideology. In history, China is the only power that has never invaded or colonized other countries. In Chinese culture, the philosophy of harmony has always been valued, which is also reflected in the daily performance of the Chinese people.
Over the years, while focusing on its own development, China has been providing assistance to the best of its ability to other developing countries with economic difficulties, and fulfilling its due international obligations. China has been doing so for decades before the establishment of diplomatic relations with Dominica. That is because China maintains that, China cannot develop itself in isolation from the rest of the world. The prosperity and development of developing countries is in the interest of China.
Q: How would China describe the kind of assistance it is providing to Dominica, both loans and grants?
A：As for economic assistance, most of the programs are carried out by grants.
Q: How meaningful a role would you say China is playing in the development of Dominica?
A: China is committed to enhance friendship with Dominica and is willing to help its friend within its capability. But Dominica’s bright future still relies on its own efforts. We believe, Dominican people have the ability and wisdom to achieve more success in social and economic development.
Q: How would you describe the relationship between Dominica and China?
A: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2004, the China-Dominica relationship has entered into a new era. In the past 8 years, thanks to concerted efforts of both sides, our two countries have had productive dialogue, exchanges and cooperation and made new progress in the political, economic and trade, cultural, educational, public health and other fields. China-Dominica relations have always demonstrated as sound and dynamic.
Q: We know China is assisting Dominica financially – how is Dominica helping China?
A: China’s assistance to Dominica is without imposing any political conditions. Dominica Government and its people uphold China’s course of peaceful unification by choice, including its position on Taiwan issue, which will be cherished and appreciated by China forever. China also gets help and support from Dominica to safeguard common interest of developing countries in the international arena, which benefits both countries.
Q: There is some concern being expressed in the business community here, about growing numbers of Chinese businesses in the capital Roseau – how do you respond to suggestions that these Chinese businesses are putting some local firms out of business?
A：The presence of Chinese business significantly enriches the diversity of products at local market, and stimulates the vitality of market by bringing in competition. The majority of local people benefit a lot from this.
Business of private sector is totally different from government assistance program. Chinese Government and Embassies have no right to decide or intervene in normal business operation of overseas Chinese. The Embassy has been requiring local Chinese to abide by Dominican laws and regulations. Meanwhile I have to clarify that, China do not recognize dual or multiple citizenship. Many so-called Chinese in Dominica has abandoned Chinese citizenship and acquired Dominican citizenship, which shall be totally subject to the jurisdiction of Dominican laws.
Q: But should they allowed to compete with local businesses, or asked to provide services that may not necessarily be available locally?
A: The trading and investment system in Dominica is free, open, equitable and nondiscriminatory. We noticed that there have been many businesses operated by non-Dominican in Dominica for decades. What service the businessmen provide is chosen by the businessmen themselves.
Q: The Morne Daniel Road, the current repairs being undertaken stop at the residence of the Chinese ambassador, and some people residing in the upper part of Morne Daniel are very disappointed and want something done about the situation – what is your reaction to this?
A: As a member of Morne Daniel Community, Chinese Embassy has been attaching importance to community development. The Embassy appreciates DNO’s report about the Embassy’s donation of $20,000 to the special fund designed to pave the road in Upper Morne Daniel.
The undertaking Resurfacing work of the Morne Daniel Road is on a market basis. The Embassy also paid for this. After the work，all the residents in Morne Daniel will benefit from it. For example, as I know, Marpin 2k4, is negotiating with CR-17 (the Chinese company building the West Coast road) on fixing the road leading to its studio in Morne Daniel on market price.
The Embassy sympathizes (with) those who live in Upper Morne Daniel, and hope the issue can be solved appropriately. As you know, the issue of paving of the road of Upper Morne Daniel is too sophisticated and is beyond the capability and function of any single resident.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dominica supports Beijing’s One China policy, which emphasizes that independent nation Taiwan is nothing but a province of mainland China. That support is apparently an integral part of the relationship between Beijing and Roseau.
are you people for real? talking about never invading other countries, so does the agreement grant Dominica access to China’s market? the influx of cheap inferior chinese made products places a strain on local production which shuts companies down plus opening new markets for the chinese what about markets for Dominican produced goods? can we compete with people who live on a couple dollars a day? this is a new form of Imperialism, Replace the Locals With Imported Chinese! thus creating markets for Slave Produced Goods!
when i read some of the comments i shake my head. the PM can sign any contract of whatsoever with any country without the people of dominica knowing.By right these suppose to be private info that supposed to be kept away from the citizens. everybody who goes in politics knows that. the party in and out of the house.but it looks like some of yall dominicans the opposition insist for that info… did the opposition party said every single thing they were doing when they were in power? oh wait NO they didn’t. so stop being stupid an shut up on those politics an bring up things that will help the country. stop being dependent on the Government and do things that will help the country. why yall Think America so successful? they are successful because person don’t depend on government like yall. they take loans build business and hire people and i think that some dominicans need to do instead to crying over everything. who vex of what i say lost.hold ur thumbs down to yall self
DNO I call that a thin ice and egg shell interview. The Chinese embassy everywhere are the same. They are very protective and fearful that their motives become fully exposed
I am very dissapointed in the calibre of questions possed to the Chinese embassy by DNO it almost seems as if the Chines press secretary made up or edited those questions as it is difficult to imagine that qualified experienced journalist would not ask at the very least what is the specific memorandum of understanding between Dominica and China.
Once again chinese dictatorship and oppression at work, why not be frank, transparent and honest and have a face to face interview. Dominicans deserve respect we are not Famine gong or Taiwan, we are not Tibet or Taiwan. The many dissidents left to rot in chinese prisons, poets, scientis, and human rights advocates all victims of an oppress regime.. We are a sovereign nation , decendants of slaves and colonialism, No More to be subjugated. The blood of Jack, Congoray, Coreegreg et al was not spilled in vain. STOP CHINA. INVASION.
You can vote for or against Dominican government, including PM. But you cannot order the embassy of a foreign country to do or not to do anything. You can ignore your own government, but you have to show least respect to that embassy. You should know there is outside world with more than 200 countries,except Dominica. It seems you are never educated, poor guy!
Some of the comments seem racist but are not. Remember the Chinese never build a road. All this for paving A road and favorable vote at the UN. It’s a SUDDEN flood of Chinese people that shock our SMALL population, buying up everything in their way it seems. Perception IS everything.
St. Martin/Marten didn’t take that, they moved quickly to put regulations in place to force them to hire locals. You just can’t do what they are doing here in a SMALL population. The politicians have GONE MAD, this is a BAD deal, scarry thing is I don’t think Skeritt and his boy can stop this momentum. DEAL GONE BAD!
They may have in effect lull the Chinese into a corner too, subjecting them to NATIONAL STRIFE from the start. DEAL GONE BAD!
it’s not an assistance, it’s a loan that we have to pay back with interest, 3 or 4 percent. If it’s a loan why their are more Chinese workers than their are Dominicans? whose gaining more from this agreement? china, of coarse, while hardly any money comes into Dominica.
dat is politics/// labour pau allu yp do dat man
allu make dat up?
Is it right for any politician or Govt. to sign any agreement with another country without the citizens knowing exactly what the agreement is all about? The Govt. said it was done on behalf of the citizens, yet we cannot have access to the agreement to at least see or read about that agreement signed on our behalf.
Why the reluctance to allow people to read the entire agreement? Is it a secret document? Are there things we should not see or read about? Is that being transparent? So Dominicans should ask no questions? Just accept anything for a few dollars or projects more? My people, in this 21st. century why continue to wear our ignorance as a badge of honour? Only those who do not care about their development who just accept anything from those with power in power.
Someone offers you a ride, you just hop onboard and go without asking where the person is taking you? So because the car looks new, you just go, even though you do not know where the driver is taking you? How many of you know what is China’s agenda? China wants nothing in return? whose fools are you? Come on. If someone asks questions about the relationship, about the MOU, some are upset? is so then? A few Dominicans got employed on the road, State Palace and State College projects respectively, only because patriotic Dominicans expressed deep concerns on Q95 and at various meetings or fora. The same way some fearless Dominicans question actions of UK, US, EU or other donor countries, although they all give us aid, so too we should question the Chinese.
The placement of only ‘Foo Dogs’, Chinese cultural symbols, on the bridge built, is another classic example of a subtle domineering stance. Or is it that Beggars are no choosers? China is recouping all its money back ten-fold. Our market is wide open for all kinds of Chinese-made goods, inferior or not. Why Roseau is swarming and just now Portsmouth will swarm with chinese businesses? What don’t we know about?
i only got one question,@DNO why didn’t you all ask about the chinese not employing a large majority of dominicans on the road projects,and of course the other major projects that is taking shape on the island.
i would also like to add DNO,that i must commend on you all on your aproach to journalistic tendencies,never before in dominica we have the media so derict and foremost,totally free and almost radical.
They were hiring dominincans on a time but they stop because the dominican truck drivers keep on crying over heavy loads on their trucks. what would you do if it was u? would u keep on hiring someone who keep on crying over a truck that was made for carrying heavy loads?
The chinese people do not hire any one but their own people. Can’t you figure that out by now?
Do you all understand the relationship between China and Dominica? Remember, a former Minister of Education, was enticed to travel to Barbados to meet with Chinese Officials? Who encouraged him? It is alledged that the PM Pierre Charles, was in the dark. Pierro was disrespected as leader of the country.
Remember Dominica had relations with Taiwan at the time that happened. That secret trip did not fall under his Ministry. Cabinet was not informed. Dominicans were never told. So why did he do that? Was it he who unilaterally decided to establish relations with China? You believe that, nuh? Who was the Ambassador to China? Was or still is? That we are not sure of.
Imagine a leader of Govt. signs an agreement on your behalf, but refuses to show you the contents of the said agreement that was signed on your behalf. Are we all fools then? China knows Dominicans have no access to the MOU. Why not encourage its release to the pleading Dominicans, if there are no secrets that we should not know about? That refusal to make the MOU available says it all. Nobody hates Chinese. But we do have the right to question what we the patriots see as a new form of colonialism.
In the days of chattel slavery, black people themselves supported the enslavement of their fellowmen and women. So no surprise with regards to some of those comments. The Chinese could never be our God, just because of some financial aid. Stop that 21st. century beggar mentality. Dominicans are not all fools to be fooled again and again and again. Do you all understand what it is to be a third class citizen in your own land, without economic and/or political power? Dominicans are at the mercy of the local and foreign dominant class. A new kind of Slavery in our faces.
My collegue Time will Tell,
All the concerns you have raised in your contribution here should be genuine concerns of all Dominicans. However, the unanswered questions must be p[osed to our DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT; they are the ones who signed the document, they are the ones to explain the contents of the WOU and we are the ones to take to the streets when we do not receive answers to the genuine questions that we ask. But Dominicans seem afraid to INSIST that our government respects and obeys our wishes. Apparantly, we prefer individuals to our well being.
Good day to you, sir/madam.
So what are chinese doing in Tibet? Why are the Tibetian prime minister and spiritual leaders in exile? if they believe in mutual respect?Hmmmmm!sounds very fishy.
Tibetian prime minister and spiritual leaders? You mean those Terrorists?
” As we all know, the relationship between two countries is based on the affection of their peoples. The diplomatic relationship between China and Dominica just started 8 years ago. We believe, with more Dialogues and exchanges，understanding and mutual trust will be further promoted among the peoples of two countries.”
” As we all know, the relationship between two countries is based on the affection of their peoples.”
Make no mistake about it, some of us could not care less about Chines living in our country, setting up business, and making a living in Dominica; and the reason is because more than half the people born in Dominica are living and making their living in a foreign country, including yours truly.
Flatteries will not get us anywhere, since both the Chines and their government knows that there is absolutely no love between the people of China, and the people of Dominica!
We do not know each other that well, as a matter of fact some Dominicans had never met or seen a China, man or woman, until the first one arrived in Dominica; prior to that we only saw then on Television, and in the light we saw them, there is nothing we saw that could cause or stimulate this affectionate feeling between us.
Mind you the Chines a very prejudges; I deal with them every day here in Los Angeles, I cannot say other wise because it is true, so how come all of a sudden there is this great affection between China and Dominica; do you believe all Dominicans are idiots or ignorant people man?
Dominicans has nothing in common with the Chines, and the author knows it, however in your endeavor to come with this crap trying some of your brain washing, you need to know such does not work in Dominica, because we are from a different culture, we know how to think for ourselves, what you are doing is called pandering, with the hope we will get caught up in your brain washing tactics that does not work on people who will not allow themselves to be conditioned.
Try that in China; not here!
As for the appreciation of what China has built in Dominica, there is nothing to appreciate, since we are not getting it for free, China is profiting from whatsoever they are doing, in the first place all of the materials used on every project is brought in from China, even the labor, they raise chickens and pigs, they hunt our wild life,
They do spent their money in the country, so what’s there to appreciate; they disrespect they show to our people?
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
“As for the appreciation of what China has built in Dominica, there is nothing to appreciate, since we are not getting it for free, China is profiting from whatsoever they are doing, in the first place all of the materials used on every project is brought in from China, even the labor, they raise chickens and pigs, they hunt our wild life,”
Not for free…you are sounding really ignorant with your irrational ramblings.
At least the “Real Dominicans”..will not have to be over burden in the years to come with ernomous loans to payback for the road/school/infrastructure project.
Even though a few of our dollars are spent on CHinese made products…so what…what is the big deal.
Have you seen our balance of trade with other countries and what we get in return
And Telemaque, I don’t think the Chines are the biggest racist..check again please..check who enslaved your fore fathers with chains around their necks.
You are way more intelligent than that, so ask for the edit button and redo your post…SOUPLAY
Meanwhile I have to clarify that, China do not recognize dual or multiple citizenship. Many so-called Chinese in Dominica has abandoned Chinese citizenship and acquired Dominican citizenship, which shall be totally subject to the jurisdiction of Dominican laws. Maybe the person answering the questions should have added “in the interest of clarity please note that those who once held Chinese nationality but are currently foreign nationals can apply to restore Chinese citizenship and renounce their foreign citizenship if there are legitimate reasons.”- China’s Nationality Law,(Article 13)
I see a promotion of racism by certian news media outlet. Dominicans are all over the world never to return. Why do they have to be mad and crazy when people from Dominican Republic/ Haiti/Jamiaca and now Chinese
Wikileaks
because they are set to overpower locals. Leblanc warned of this years ago. Dominicans do not dominate anywhere. All these invasive countries you mention have populations much larger than dominica futhermore they are not humble they come right here and frequent beat up locals in thier own land.
By the way advocating for the survival of your country and way of life is close to nationalism than racism.
Pa kitay yo pwon domnik hod zafan zor!!!
Well DNO must be complimented for making the effort to get questions answered but WHY IS IT THAT WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN, DESPITE THE RESTRICTIONS, THAT THE KEY QUESTION OF THE MOU IS NOT PRESENTED AND AN ANSWER SOUGHT AS TO WHY IT IS THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN MAD PUBLIC? It would have been very effective if you had presented the question and been refused an interview as a result if that’s what it takes! That would have just showed the true colours of the Embassy and its relationship with our government. You, the journalists must be prepared to ask the hard questions in order to force the answers required of people
at the next opportunity, if and when presented, will not be wasted yet again. 
China is assisting Dominica substantially in its development, “yet some
Dominicans are very critical of the Chinese and don’t seem to appreciate the help that China is giving” – what would you say to these people?
UM mr or mrs journalist… wheel and come again… from the initial questioning i realised that it was going to be a load of minuscule questioning…
poor job and to think that there was time to think and elaborate good questions since it had to be sent via email… and you all sent those??? why would you as a journalist imply that dominicans (on a whole) don’t seem to appreciate what they have done?? and even asking what he has to say to those people?? As if ‘those people’ don’t have a right to question!!!… what about the MOU…. why not give at least 5 questions on that such as… Why haven’t the chinese gov’t seek to make this agreement public? Is there a hidden agenda, some sort of??? dominicans aren’t unappreciative of what the chinese have done. we simply want questions which remain unanswered. whenever things are done in the dark. then eyes must open in the light….
While I appreciate the efforts of DNO, I agree that question No 1 especially, was very unprofessional
TIBET, TIBET, TIBET!
Hola,
Every industrial nation wants something in return,when they invest in a develping country,plus leave tibet out,cause Japan did worst,and the Americans, and the Dutch,when they killed innocent on armed woman and children in Indonisia,and for the business they do in D/ca, its what we all capitalizem,so U too has to improve and compete,
i dont see much of a impact from the chinese here in Dominica..the bottom line is Dominica has been rated the Poorest in the Caribbean…Facts POVERTY IS HIGH ALL OVER THE ISLAND..
im not a racist but the Chinese dont respect locals at all…they arent like other culture who will aline themselves or show that true openness of friendship…they way too uptight..
soon they will demand their language to be taught in schools and demand a seat in Government its just a matter of time…
They havent really done anything to alarm me..period….as their was a foundation already done for a staduim and materials were on the Port.. infact their work isnt of a high standard at all..just look at the staduim dont think it can withstand a 3.5 on the scale…their products are or low quality they may look fancy but certainly not durable at all…plastic coating..hmm doors and winds…
so all in all because we are third world and dont have a bureau of standards we get the lowest grade
we have had roads builted in the past many moons ago by rush and tompkins,sintra Nello Terr etc, schools and bridges were Builted so were arent that naive as some Dominicans are towards infastructe is concerned….
If we had gotten a International Airport with the Latest Nav and Tech aspects then i would surely see a long term benefit or Top of the Line Yachting Mariner etc..
But again the sentiment of Dominicans are rather flat in all areas so they dont score Big and in that regards our sis and bros all tend to look down on us based on our lack lustre mind set and thinking…
If the Chinese had rented Homes,employed many Dominicans, bought from our local stores etc…but everything is kept inhouse while the citizens are poorer so it leaves you to wonder how our educated brains think…
Dominica will continue to suffer because those in command arent high end winners but rather dazed vision and lack of bigger capacity mind set..
Your take on things is refreshing.
…..Dominican people have the ability and wisdom to achieve more success in social and economic development….
that’s what the Chinese think about the Dominican people. So, instead of just sitting back and complaining, scrutinizing, “met veyeing,” whatever you guys call it, everything the Chinese do, perhaps Dominicans should apply that ability and wisdom to achieve more success in social and economic development… we need to stop talk and ACT.
Complaining in Dominica doesn’t get one anywhere – actions and other solutions need to be used.
Being in Dominica recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see first hand for myself, and not what i’ve read on the DNO comments. I honestly expected to see A LOT of Chinese ppl and stores. What did i see – a few stores, few ppl working on the roads (alongside DOMINICANS).
What i did see at one Chinese store was some unfair treatment on a Dominican worker. My aunt told me that she had gone to a Chinese store and was followed around. I went to the same store because I wanted to experience it for myself so that I could blast the person. What happened to me was different; while the Dominican worker was assisting me, the Chinese store owner came over, walked in front of me, went on the shelf and proceeded to get what she thought I had requested. Needless to say, she gave her the wrong thing.
I was so annoyed – i blasted the owner. I did tell her that she was rude and had no right to just butt in while the other person was dealing with me and there was no issue.
What surprised me was that the worker didn’t say anything. She was treated like a child (you had to have been there to see).
I stood up to that worker. At a Chinese restaurant, i felt that the Chinese worker was rude to me – I told her in no uncertain temrs that I was spending my money and thus I had a voice and could ask her questions about her food…it didn’t look appetizing and I queried about how long it was there etc. She gave me attitude so i put her in her place and left the restaurant. That was a choice – we all have choices. We can choose where it suits our pockets or go else where.
I also had it out with a few Dominican CSRs myself. They are slow, rude, give attitude and expect you to do their jobs.
All in all – maybe the Chinese are just becoming Dominicanise and the Dominicans can’t stand it.
They sure drive crazy like us…
Are we seeing aspects of the MOU in practice.
(1) $27,000,000.00 loan from China to build a State Palace/Malace. Govt. awards a Chinese Construction Co. to build that. No tender. No chance for our own local Construction Cos. and workers to bid for that project and to work. DSS would receive some much needed contributions. Although Dominicans expressed concerns about investments in productive sectors instead Govt. didn’t listen to alternative ideas.
(2) Millions of dollars Govt. loan from China to build the State College, again project awarded to Chinese Co. and workers. Dominica tax payers have to repay the loan, but Chinese given contract and Govt. creating jobs for Chinese nationals, while our workers are unemployed. Of course, Dominicans could build both structures easily and professionally.
(3) Plain to see that Roseau is presently being taken over by Chinese businesses, while our locals are closing down and being displaced. They just cannot compete.
(4) Initial boasting of $300,000,000.00 projects as a result of the new relationship with China. New hospital was one of them. Hospital in terrible state, but road project takes priority. Mind-boggling.
(5) Public Works area is being eyed to be bought by Chinese business people. Govt., the Leader himself, told us that a Chinese Co. was interested to build a hotel in the area. Dominicans out of that.
(6) Only Chinese foreign cultural symbols, ‘Foo dogs’ placed on either end of the Dominica-China Friendship bridge. No Dominican symbol. We boast about our culture, respect for and promotion of our local symbols, but no place for those on a bridge in our own land.
(7) What have we not seen or heard yet is bigger.
Obviously you are looking down and you perceive mud. Look well, between what you think is mud; there you will see sparkling diamonds such as the low rate of interest on these loans. Look up, and you will see stars. You will see the many full scholarships from the Chinese Government, over one hundred so far, the Roseau/Portsmouth highway, the new Dominica Grammar school wing and so much more. I could go on and on, but I think you get the message.
When hext you drink your tea or anything, keep your head up after you’ve emptied your cup or glass. There’s a whole world up there for you to discover.
Bon dieu!! Early Still, while I was looking down at you, I forgot our highly praised stadium wee. You see how looking down not good for a person?
DNO, would it hurt to feature an occasional case study on places like Rio de Janiero Brazil so that your readership can understand that the assimilation of countries and marginalization of populations through economic maneuvering HAS occurred before in History and CAN occur again, if a people are not aware and vigilant……can you highlight the lives of the LOCAL people of Brazil, in particular RIO and how they have descended into poverty. can you show them images of the Favelas in RIO and its sharp contrast with the more elite areas of RIO??? In times of deceit, to remain silent is to side with the deceiver.
ADMIN: What does that have to do with Dominica? These issues can be easily found and read by doing a simple Google search.
you are news online, but are you Dominica?? ok ok i get you, you are a facet for news and just that, you owe us no responsibility to enlighten our thinking….and encourage us to make “Informed Decisions” cause lets face it, misinformation sells right? or rather, the misinformed are easier sold…..hahahahahahahahah, take no offence admin, this is all discourse to me. nothing personal.
Thanks DNO! And very interesting Q&A, though, there are many more hard questions that need answers. I liked the ‘A’ when he stated that few have doubt over China and its people, and China is the only power that has never invaded or colonized other countries. Q; What about TIBET? Also, it’s good to know that he recognizes that D/ca’s bright future still relies on its own efforts, and may I say, the efforts to create jobs for its people first. The efforts to get loans from China, to include employment for our people when the loan money is spent for development. I think at-large, the people do appreciate all what China has done for the country,but also have a right to be apprehensive. Certainly, China has done more to serve its own interests than what D/ca gets in return. He stated clearly that D/ca helps and supports China to safeguard common interest of developing countries in the international arena, makes me wonder. It’s also interesting when he said that China doesn’t recognize dual citizenship; many so-called Chinese in D/ca abandoned Chinese citizenship. Yea,right! Tell me anything. Passport machines, rubber stamps, and all the bootleg will make you whoever you want to be, (lol). At the end of it all, unemployment remains high while government and the Chinese wont give jobs to the natives, who will have the burden to pay back these loans through taxes. It goes back to the ability and wisdom by our politicians to achieve more success in social and economic development.
What a waste……I could expect nothing less from that press officer…..he can’t give real answers….he is just a rubber stamp……..no effect. That lame interview didn’t address the MOU……..
But, aren’t you happy that the interview has addressed many other important matters?
I am very disappointed in these weak questions.
WHERE IS THE QUESTION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOU???
WHERE ARE THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOU??
WHERE ARE THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING???
WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC?
CAN THE MEDIA RECEIVE A COPY??
COME ON MAN DNO, WHAT BABY QUESTIONS THAT NUH?
DNO has simply shown you guys that there is much more to the Sino-Dominica relationship than the “MOU,” which seems to be the sole obsession of a few loud-mouths in Dominica.
What is the MOU gonna do for you and the few loud mouths…that they are going to build some roads, schools, hospital other infrastructure porject in exchange for support in the one china policy.
Will that satisfy you political leanings?
Dominica is so insignificant in the big world of international politics, yet we are here raising hairs over an MOU.
I have never seen an MOU between Dominica and the US, Japan, Austrailia, England, France, EU, Venezuela, Canada, Cuba, the UN, Antigua, St Lucia, Guadeloupe and the list goes on.
Why do we need to see one from China and DOminica
Can someone please explain that to me?????
So based on the MOU, you and your uwp would decide if we should have recieved these level of grants/aid/soft loans/charitabble giving/other forms of investments.
Boy I tell you politics is a killer in DA with uwp. Dem fellas just dont get it.
I showed your ramblings to an African friend and he said an MOU is a Man of Understanding and that man is a Chinese and we see plenty of them around. Maybe Dominicans will get some understanding with all these Chinese around.
Wise up you little uwp of no understanding
God, you guys are so racist. Imagine that in UK and USA and Canada they speak like this about us. Wow.
Thanks China …. that is a lot of hlep … and any reports that 20,000 chinese are on their way is only the UWP nonsense …. ask yourself …, really … what would they do? There is scarcely anything fir us …. yes a few will live here …. and?
Racists should NEVER be allowed to voice their opinions. Shut it up now.
Wow, what in that interview that portrays the Chinese people (you seem to be attacking all Chinese) are racists?
Now, after you have failed to point out the offending racist statement(s), re-read your post and tell us what you think of it.
DNO,you just facilitated the Chinese.
So explain to us why TIBET is part of China now and why the Dalai Lama can’t go back to his native country TIBET!
For those of you who have the chronic misconception that when these countries give aid to third world countries like ours, there is something they want personally or they carved out some secret deal with our leaders or government to be more specific. the truth is all these aid donors request is our support to vote for their candidate to sit on international organisations such UN, WHO,IPO, etc. The same way we seek their support for our candidates on international organisation… case in point: Candidacy of DR. Clarissa Ettiene for PAHO and now WHO. That’s what international diplomacy is all about.
well said Sipper…
LOL @ some of the questions and most of the answers….
SMH in disbelief
I telling you. Them chinese well smart, they get some weak questions, they eat that up like ice cream. Up now they yet to ask them people about that secret MOU. The first thing they mention in this article is the MOU, yet still no question on it.
Boy look mahjee
Very Weak questions.I’m so disappointed with DNO. I’m saying what were you expecting. Whoever did those question most only have high school qualifications. So embarrassing, Those Chinese must believe Dominicans are dumb.
Don’t misunderstand my statement, I love the Chinese, i don’t care about no MOU. China is not briton or these other countries, i already knew that China has great intentions for the Caribbean, My Chinese friend in the US was absolutely shocked at the things gifts/grant His Country has done for Dominica and the Caribbean.
He read some of the Comments and was puzzled, couldn’t understand why His country would continue to assist a Dominica with such Hateful people for Chinese.
See we must understand Chinese people, My chinese friend is one of my best buddies, we go out and he would not allow me to pay for anything,or pick me up at the airport and won’t let me tip him or buy gas. It was hard to understand, when i left $30 in his car, he got very angry and gave it back. See,, he explained that friendship is important to the chinese people. They prefer to give than to receive.
Now, i understand some Dominicas frustration over the # of chinese business that are popping up everywhere, but lets be real, you do the same in other countries, so many Dominicans in Antigua, St. Thomas, Tortola, St. Martin, and everywhere else taking all the Jobs, and setting up business’. (I could go on but DNO is getting bored)
so mr. dominica first (my big toe)
we should not be concerned about any Chinese takeover – just lay down quietly like fools and take what we get. It is people like you that have this shit happening. Thanks alot. We appreciate it – not!!!
The comments are so rational. I could see the logic from the beginning to the end.
And you are getting me bored. So you should quit, definitely!
The days of chattel slavery dehumanized millions of human beings. Up to today the effects of that abominable project, buying and selling of human beings into bondage, into exploitation, haunts the colonized in the entire third world. Many still do not understand, and are ignorant of those days of colonisation.
A new form of slavery, known as Mental slavery, pervades our society. It is worse than chattel slavery, because the chains have been placed on people’s minds. Poor, third world countries now experience a new, more subtle, more disguised form of exploitation. Concerns abound for the MOU. But Alas!!!!
Interesting, the Chinese spokesman told us that China does not believe in dual citizenship. But how comes so many Chinese are here? Were they allowed to purchase Dominican passports? from where? Not while in China?
So just imagine 20,000 Chinese descending on Dominica and controlling Govt., businesses, influencing institutions, being able to be elected as representatives. Aren’t the Chinese businesses setting up to market and sell only their Chinese goods? They would not care whether local businesses are closing down. We will never be able to compete. Never. What say would the indigenous locals have in their own development? What about cheap, inferior goods being dumbed on us? Do we have any capacity to detect goods that could cause much harm like baby milk, those with high levels of lead, etc., etc.?
What is Dominica trading with China? Where is the mutual trade? So China just giving us and expects nothing in return? Whose fools are we in this 21st. century. If you do not understand what is going on, please try to learn about the new forms of colonial domination, before giving blind support to anything. All that glitters is not gold.
DNO why sow seeds of hate?? I fail to see how the Chinese have impacted negatively on Dominica or Dominican businesses. businessmen here have become complacent and have long before the Chinese reverted to offering Dominicans goods of sub-standard quality and un-bearable prices. we did not have many options then, and while we have doubts over the quality of certain Chinese goods we now have the options available to us. it is left for the Dominican businessmen to respond to Chinese competition by raising their standards and it is left to the Dominican consumer to decide which goods and services best suit his needs and budget.
as for the editor’s note in the end, while u trying to insinuate and push your agenda, remember that whatever happens between Taiwan and China is their own internal politics and just like they must not interfere in our local politics, we should not intervene but allow them to find their own resolution to their problem.
Now let this country benefit and grow from a healthy relationship with the Chinese and let’s just move on.
and to add …i think the Tibetans are second class citizens in their own land….they have very little opportunities…..
ok that is repetitive is was already implied when i compared them to the native American Indians…
Thank you Tiny but Dominicans will be third class in time.
Politics has such a strong hold on Dominicans that they refuse to open their eyes and see the bigger picture here. We were under the rule of England and what do we have to show for it? No other country in the world would give us the assistance that we need to grow as a country. China comes along and gives us hope and what do we do- instead of embracing it we talk bad about it. We Dominicans go to every other country to live-invading people space; but because other people come here we quick to nag about it. Stop living like its 1946 people this is the new century- Dominica NEEDS development so we better open our small minds and work towards that instead of crying down the Chinese Government or anyone who tries to come here to help us grow economically!
Truth spoken! It’s shameful how pig ignorant and ungrateful some Dominican’s can be, and what amazes me is that most of them that come out with the backward and ignorant comments don’t actually live on the island they fled the country decades ago on the premise of bettering themselves yet have contributed nothing to the progress of the Island yet pour scorn on anyone’s efforts to bring progress.
Do you live here in Dominica? If you don’t would you return to reclaim our paradise if it were lost, to bad deals and secret MOU’s?????? If you do live here, what position do you hold and how do you contribute to the EQUAL opportunity and betterment of ALL Dominicans.
EG. Matt in the morning often raises funds for people in desperate need, at no cost to them…… and I do pro Bono I.T work for various institutions, I tutor underprivileged kids Computer classes, one of my students is actually a teacher now.
How have you brought progress to Dominica???
ehemmm we have everything we need to develop ourselves right here at home. the inferiority complex we have makes us think that we need some other country to come in and exploit our natural resources for a measly 5% of the spoils….we will continue to prostitute ourselves and our country until we cultivate leaders with VISION, PRIDE IN COUNTRY, PATRIOTISM and not one bone of PARASITIC OPPORTUNISM in their body….
till then we will continue to accept whatever is left on the nightstand in the morning.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. many of your grand children and children will be paying for this free lunch. They will be cursing you as well for leaving them in that predicament for a plate of porridge.
No body owes dominica a living be it england or china. this is pure mendicant philosophy. A true natio will do it on its own. Dominica has enough resources to do it. It will take time but it will be worth it instead of prostituting your childrens heritage for a ‘free lunch’.
Well done DNO, you’ve gone out and gotten news and not just wait for it happen. I’m thankful for the this article. I had concerns about the Chinese but now I have a better understanding of their thinking. Great reporting continue with stories such as this
Anybody can see that the chinese are being delutional. There is no answer to the questions asked. Which means that the issue should not be put to rest. The time has come for Dominicans to know the truth about the trading of their soverignity. I need to know which of Dominica’s Banks is handling the 27 million dollars? why are the Chinese the ones building the New State Collage with a loan that was granted by them, and is it really true that the other projects like the West coast Road is really a grant or a loan in disguise.
A country will never show so much interest in another country, as China is to Dominica, if there was no benefit in it for them.
Think people!!
Sound like you clearly haven’t got the ability to think!!
hey i know that’s not the point here but …china did not invade or colonize Tibet?….hey i don’t know the history…but i think you can compare it to the Caribs in Dominica or the native Indians in America…the Tibetans were the original/ethnic people and Chinese took over…the Tibetans culture were erased…they were forbidden to speak their language and were forced to be acculturated in Chinese culture …so i guess it is colonization
You guess it is colonization? I guess you’re so stupid, poor guy! You should look into the fact on earth!
tiny: “hey i know that’s not the point here but …china did not invade or colonize Tibet?….hey i don’t know the history.”
But..tiny, doudou, if you don’t know the history of the places you mentioned, why are you already claiming that one invaded and colonized the other before you apprise yourself of the facts?
i mean the 1246 history details and the later 1900 takeover and so on…but the world know what is happening today.
We know China is assisting Dominica financially – how is Dominica helping China?
China is in Dominica for the “liquid gold” flowing from our mountains clean pristine water!Nuff said!
IDIOT.
As is China’s right
To all you China haters. How many wars has China been in since WWII? How many have died? How many wars has the western been in, how many have died? How many countries does China have a military presence in today? How many wars are they involved in today? How many have died as a result of those present wars? How much of the world trade in arms represent China? How much represent the western? Does the west have secret prisons around the globe? Does China? Over 20 years ago the Tienanmen Square massacre happened, how many such incidents have happened since? Has any similar incidents happened in the west? How about internationally because of the west? Per capita, what is the incarceration rate in China? The wesr? How does a church get tax exempt status in the west? How does a church legally exist in China? What happens if either countries churches violates the laws? What is the percentage of Christians in China? The west? What kind of economic system does China have today? The west( Dominica)? What does the word capitalism mean? Communism? Socialism? What kind of election system is in place in China? The west(Dominica)? How often does their congress meet? How often does ours meet? The rebuilding of China after their devastating earthquake, how long did that take? How long did it take to rebuild New Orleans after Katrina? How long did it take us to clean up our past political mess? How long will it take China?
I’ll be waiting for your answers. In the mean time, come to China, pay her a visit, you’ll be surprised.
I have lived in China for the last 5 years, from the Dominica. I feel safer and more freedom here then I did in my own land. Freedom is not just about being able to speak out; it is freedom from high taxes, the freedom to move about for as little or as much money as one can afford the ability to put food on the table, freedom from high rents, freedom from ninja cops, freedom to speak to anyone about anything without fear. The only thing I cannot do is stand on a soapbox making political speeches. Besides, it is not my right; I am not a Chinese citizen.
Lastly, what good is freedom of speech when no one is listening?
LOL, wow……………. we are not concerned about the rest of the world my friend. Just Dominica.
oh and the Chinese do have secret “black prisons”
Dominica for Dominicans, First!
“I have lived in China for the last 5 years, from the Dominica. I feel safer and more freedom here then I did in my own land”
REALLY???
If Dominica wanted to subtly Annex China how would Dominica treat a Chinese citizen living in Dominica??
this reverse psychology only works on a Simple Simon mind.
ohh but i forgot!!! the Chinese are Dominicans too…. wat a ting… dual citizenship and all wong ping might be our next PM while RMS is the president….. truth is stranger than fiction.
Yes I. You see the thing is a frog mentallity is hard to change because the frog never see things bigger than the top of the well when it’s in the well. You need to realize that we are part of everything that happens around us so don’t let your frog/crab mentallity dominate critical attributes of thinking. Please do yourself a favor and get yourself informed/read and educate yourself about globalization seek the truth about a nation before making irrational statment. I’m sure I can give information and prove what i’ve posted. Can you indicate one location where there is a black :Prison in china?” It’s an era of intellectual enlightenment and collaboration across the globe and by extention soon to be outer space communication so stop causing yourself to suffer from verbal/oral constipation. If needed I can send you a copy of ‘The Great Learning’, one of the classical ‘Four Books’ and the ABC of china.
Have a blessed day Dominica
I don’t have to know the location, but i read and listen to news alot…. since marpin lost CNN and BBC for a while i was forced to watch Al jezzera, and their were mothers crying while journalists were filming this footage of a secret prison in china….ohhh what now??? al jezzera is propaganda??? the crying women are actors???? wow i knew that already…
wow you’ve been in china so long you knocking our FROG now??? lol…. are you being re educated to be implanted into our society to facilitate the transition of power???? you are very scary my friend. you are indicative of the changes to come. i think that you have lost your culture and yourself, look in the mirror and remember who you are. send me the book you named here and i’ll send you a copy of Arawaks to Africans so you can remember your Caribbean History
“Freedom is not just about being able to speak out; it is freedom from high taxes, the freedom to move about for as little or as much money as one can afford the ability to put food on the table, freedom from high rents, freedom from ninja cops, freedom to speak to anyone about anything without fear.”
WOW……talk about Patriotism……it is very interesting the way some of us put our ideas together.
@RASTA
My friend you don’t know history so don’t comment. Its like saying russia has been in no war since ww2. For your information china has the 2nd largest military bugget after USA.
China has been through proxy been involved in several wars. For example the Korean war and the Vietnam war. they have trained and supplied many armed factions in the various revolutions and uprisings in Africa. Further they have had direct skirmishes with Indian troops over disputed territory, they are the prime reason for India archieving and maintaining a nuclear arsenal. Also Pakistan is a client state of thier so they have sponsored skirmishes between India and Pakistan.
The list is much longer than that but will stop here.
do your research, the cleansing in sudan…who is supplying the arms and missiles? it is not the western countries, the exploitation of uranium in africa is in large part done by china to support their nuclear power in mainland china. obviously they wont operate like the present or immidediate past hegemon… but their goal and mission is the same… lets us not use our misinformed ideological premise to misrepresent what is really going on…..foreign and grants are tarnished with corruption and embedded politics….this form of assistance has not benefitted the receivers in no part of the world… Zimbabwe, Haiti and the rest are examples to refer to…so it will not help in dominica…. unless we utitlize the skill and talent of our people in some sort of joint venture programs with these more developed countries we will continue to spin in mud and regress as a people. it is already happening in Dominica. Check the primary industry and manufacturing sector growth in Dominica over the last decade. Facts and figures are very stubborn…expressing emotions based on political orientation wont cut it…
This is a sign of a deep-thinking rasta.
the only three problem i have with them is (1) they sell fake brands(like old navy) (2) they dont give u a receit and (3) the dont scan their merchandise (they use a calculator) .thats a little concern because they dont report their sales to our government .bad for our economy …besides that the same things dominican sells for $99.99.is sold for $9.99by the chinesse
If large companies -whose annual revenue make our annual budget look like the monies set aside to take employees out to lunch – are chasing after these people for counterfeiting and losing money, what does this tell you they are capable of doing?
So, DNO, what about the MOU, which is the most significant aspect of Dominica’s relationship with China?
It would have been more productive if DNO had requested questions from the public rather than contrived their less-than-adequate questions themselves. A good effort, but falls short of the mark.
DNO no offence, but your line of questions are weak…….
this is sad….
also to add, some of the individuals driving the CD### vehicles from the embassy don’t appear to be the diplomatic type. they appear IN MY OPINION to be gangster or mafia type. at least that’s the kind of character that they project. with cigarette in mouth, hand hanging out of window shades in eyes and a mean mug looking face.
IMHO they drive around in their fancy cars like Dominica is already their own. I wonder if the Chinese Ambassador is aware of the image that these individuals project when they parade around in that manner, In a CD### registered vehicle no less. doesn’t C D mean, Country Diplomat??? I’m shivering as I typing that, diplomatic immunity and all, they might just ………
And thats a problem to you why?
They should be smiling and waving and giigling aimlessly or (the old racist joke)taking pictures?
And you people call this country free? You mean its hard to afford a man to drive around however he pleases just because he is from a different race and culture?
my friend. Since you don’t want me to look out for Dominica my country, which god has Blessed me to be born in, Maybe you could will me and my family a piece of your family estate in CHINA…. please ensure one thing, that it is located in an triad free area where the elite class of Chinese society wont look at me and think, where that tarbaby come from nuh?? what he doing with our land living in my neighborhood??
It was once said by former China’s Cahirman Mai sa Tong, That “China will take over the world without firing a single bullet.”
There are many ways to invade a country this way is being done covertly.
Take hid my fellow Dominicans.
Chinese desendants can always reclaim chinese citizenship after their objectives are acheived.
Great piece DNO!! Interesting reading…
peole so far the chines at rule the economy in the world so poeple check u all self now alot of country want to have ties with them
out of island had to run cause everything is expensive back home.the chines givin good deals bcause i came down and brought back afew items and when i told people is in the chines store i bought they seeing the same thing in our local store is so expencive.is true we have to fight for what is good cant let poeole come and milk us out dry but at the same time we have to look 4 what best as a nation..dont get me wrong cause we can have these poeole puttin out our locals but is high time stop havin the worl sayin dominica expensive.now it so loverly to c we hostin international cricket.state of the art college.roads and maney more.imagin d/a on the map
China is looking out for China, therefore Dominicans should look out for Dominicans, but it does not mean that own stores in our country. Our laws are based on democracy not dictatorship. People, anyone can come to Dominica to establish as many businesses as they can. Dominica not only has lots of Chinese, but also Venezuelans and Haitians. China is an over populated country and competition is tight there coming to Dominica to make living sounds better to them that staying in their own country. Things are tight in Haiti to say the least and so Haitians move to Dominica, things seem better here. Many Dominicans leave Dominica and move to other people country because they believe they will be better off. So What? That’s life. If it were not for politics maybe we would see things a bit better. There will be no dictatorship here, There will be no taking over, but ignorance will always be present, Sad.
the uk and france enslaved us and not the chinese so now is the chinese turn and remember we like it like dat and there are dominican slaves in the house so what next o by d way i need a chinese pasport now let me tell you all i am not in all you usa, uk, canada and france thing . and i am on the way to change my name to mr. lang long hand or mr. bat chou zo. please help me to chuse one out of these two names or give me a name of yous choce quik cwi
I read a couple of the answers and I stopped reading. These answers seem to be pre-scripted and all they had to do was cut and paste. I would not be surprised if they gave the same answers to similar questions posed by journalists in Tanzania or Grenada. Typical communist era propaganda.
WHOM DO YOU THINK YOUR ARE FOOLING???? they never colonise? what are they doing in the Dominican Republic, Uganda and other african countries? Dominicans should go to the internet and search “china’s presence in africa” dont yu think it funny that chinese are not in Haiti? …. food for thought..
poor questions = poor answers…
when will dominica get some real journalists with some back bone and start asking the right people the right questions
WHAT YOU SHOULD ASK THE CHINESE IS WETHER THEY ARE PREPARED TO PUBLICLY PRODUCE A COPY OF THE MOU.SHOULD THEIR BE A SERIOUS ALTERCATION BETWEEN DOMINICANS AND CHINESE AND MANY CHINESE WOULD GET HURT,WOULD THE CHINESE EMBASSY CALL IN THE CHINESE ARMY TO PROTECT ITS PEOPLE OR WOULD THE PROTECTION BE LEFT TO THE LOCAL SECURITY FORCES.
Poor Dominica you are in too deep! Do not underestimate the Chinese they know a bargain when they see one. And they stick together, which is more than I can say about Dominicans.
@Country..”And they stick together,…” I agree. Perhaps the black unrefined Dominicans so critical of everything and productive in nothing should try that too. Each one help the other. Not ask for “Quedi” all the time and pay me and so that I can buy more stuff to bring you more and better. The mentality here is that of too much handouts. The majority give up too easily when faced with challenges and competition. Competition is very good for the economy…and that should make the so-called businessmen and women of Dominica revisit their business plan and purpose..see it long term and not just round the corner get rich quick scheme to press other locals. And then the business fail you blame it on the Chinese and whoever else will come along. Have a steady plan and not buy a big SUV in the first year or take out a mortgage you can’t afford against the business…and so on
DNO Love to stir up trouble.
he speeks like he is the government of dominicans
We Dominicans must be mature and realise that we are part of the international community, we are a small island state in a very difficult world. The traditional donor countries no longer give us assistance on the level that they did in the past. We had to find new partners. With their help we can get the infrastructure and tools and investment can develop ourselves
Without aid of the kind that China is giving us we would simply not be viable. Check what is happening with independent islands our size in the Pacific Ocean area, they had to go under the umbrella of Australia because of their difficulties.
When Nassief, Astaphan, Raffoul, Karam, Dib,Georges, Brohim, Abraham and the rest of the Middle Eastern merchants came to Dominica decades ago they were selling from suitcases around the country. They developed by their own hard work and discipline to contribute in a big way to the development of Dominica.
The same will happen to the Chinese here. They and their children will help us to develop our country. Look at the story of the development of Singapore. Many different groups including the Chinese business people made it happen.
We are being too small minded, zenophobic and ethnocentric. Think of the bigger picture!
Hello?????? keep your chinese brainwashing to yourself
Why can we do it for ourselves. I hope you will be alive 50 years from Dominica would not be for Dominicans.
Generally the whole Caribbean region lacks economic integrity and business sense
To Map why don’t you ask your PM about why he is not getting help from the government of other countries. Would you what that thing the chinese government build their a statium. No other countris want them. Your PM is taking you guys to communuism. You guy’s should not call yourselves Dominicans because you are Bumb in a Can
Please tell the Dominican public about China’s economic assistance to the poor African countries. After having signed certain contracts with the leaders of these countries,the Chinese have extracted and are extracting most the natural resources in these countries and are enriching their bank accounts from the sales of these commodities. The so called improvement in infra -structure and employment that was supposed to take place because of these contacts are yet to be seen. Millions of Africans are still dying of hunger while their country is blessed with so much resources.
Dominicans,please educate yourselves. READ, READ, READ. Don’t let any so called Chinese ambassador brain wash you.
In December, the EXPRESS newspaper in Europe published an article entitled “HOW THE CHINESE INFILTRATE THE WORLD”. IT’s worth reading!!!
Thanks DNO………
BUT…
Did we expect “SMOKING GUN ANSWERS”?????
he started by mentioning the concern of dominicans with regard to the m o u but still fail to give a copy of it.
Thanks dno
“In history, China is the only power that has never invaded or colonized other countries.”
What about Tibet ???
Tibet to China is just like Kalinago to Dominica.
Which war do you mean? I have Googled, there is no war at all between the central government of China and Tibet. Tibet became part of China since 1300, and through peaceful means.
what planet you leaving on. Read some true history about the oppression of the Tibetian people.
DUURRRHHH TOMMY!!!!
ITS THEIR TURN NOW
SUUUCH, its going to get worse, and although some of us are proud to say that Dominica is unspoiled and is not overwhelmingly like a little AMERICAN, it is becoming like little china town, and god for bid if domincans don’t put their foot down for what they believe in. Yeah things are cheaper and may look better, but the Government is LAZY and do not want tpo put in the work that it takes to make sure things are done right, instead china is slowly tuning dominica into a little china town. I can only see it getting worse. Whats going to happen next, they build a bigger airport and in return we give chinese nationals more free passports, wake up people.
Too much of your statement is based on assumptions, your opinion is not facts, but I do believe and agree with you on one area which is our Government must stand and protect it’s people.
They believe in other people not themselves.
“China is the only power that has not invaded or colonized other countries”. Really ? So can you please explain to the Dominican citizens what happened to TIBET?
If you know china’s history, you will find that, in 1246, leader of Tibet and then China’s Emperor held a meeting in Liangzhou City, Gansu Province of China, in which Tibet agreed to be subject to China’s jurisdiction. From then on, Tibet has been part of China. So China acquired Tibet through peaceful manner. You can Google it in the website.
Have you ever listened carefully to Bob Marley’s lyrics “emancipate yourself from mental slavery”? Tibetans were the perfect example of Mental Slavery orchestrated by the Chinese government…that is why Tibet decided enough was enough.
Dominica is being slowly introduced to mental slavery by the Chinese government with “bribes” and “gifts” and before we know it a full invasion will take place.
China did not invade Tibet.
What about the half an million people that have been killed because of China’s “policies” in Tibet. Wow!
China did indeed invade Tibet forcing the Dalai Lama, the ruler of the country to flee to India, where he still lives in exile. This act of aggression took place in the 50’s. It is estimated that close to a million Tibetan’s (many Buddhist monks and nuns) were killed for forced to flee. China also supports the Maoist revolutionaries in Nepal. China seeks, as the US does a form of economic colonialism. They do not want to occupy our country with troops, but with businesses and goods. The one true thing the ambassador’s press spokesman uttered is that China seeks support for their one China policy, drawing Taiwan back into the orbit of the Peoples Republic. This is made even more ironic because Han Chinese under the leadership of Gen. Chang Kai Shek fleeing the Maoist army invaded an island which used to be called Formosa and changed its name to Taiwan. No one even mentions the native Formosans whose country they rule. The more you know of history the more wary of all big governments one becomes.