The Miami Herald is following the saga of People’s Republic of China advances in Latin America, with the recent aligning of the Dominican Republic on 30 April 2018 the latest scoop.
The US State Department, through acting ambassador Robert Copley, practically reprimanded the Dominican Republic for untimely signing with China. And now, the Miami Herald reports the US would not like to see Haiti sign a sweeping bilateral agreement with China.
Republican legislator Marco Rubio has been outspoken about the matter in complaining about the DR signing with China and warning Haiti to not make the move. Rubio’s advice to the Haitian delegation this weekend:
“One dollar investment from Taiwan is better than $3 of investments from China,” he is reported to have said in the Miami Herald. “Three dollars of Chinese investments not only will not flow to you, but it comes with all kinds of strings attached that are going to be problematic for decades to come.”
Last year, nevertheless, a consortium in China offered the city of Port au Prince a billionaire makeover, just what the convoluted city needs to make a turnaround of its practically nonexistent sanitary and transport infrastructure. Port-au-Prince Mayor Youri Chevry wants to transform his destitute capital city — and he thinks China can help even though Haiti remains loyal to Taiwan, as reported in the Miami Herald.
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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
28 May 2018
