CHINA CLAPS BACK - Beijing rejects US concerns, says Jamaica ties built on mutual benefit
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June 30, 2026
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China has rebuffed comments by United States (US) ambassador nominee Kari Lake, as it defended its 53-year relationship with Jamaica, pointing to over US$2.1 billion in local investments and recent disaster relief as proof of a mutually beneficial partnership.
The response comes a week after Lake signalled to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing that she intends to counter China’s influence in Jamaica.
Lake told US lawmakers that, if confirmed, she would actively work to “ ... ensure that Jamaica continues to choose transparency, sovereignty, and partnership with the United States over dependence on actors whose interests do not align with our shared values”.
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