NASSAU, Bahamas, May 9, CMC – China has dismissed comments made by the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and The Bahamas saying they “revealed ideological bias and disrespect and ignorance of the basic norms in international relations”.
Rubio met with the Caribbean leaders on Tuesday and according to the US State Department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, “Rubio urged our partners to make responsible, transparent decisions when selecting vendors and contractors for critical infrastructure projects, ensuring they are not vulnerable to privacy and security risks and exploitation by malign actors like the Chinese Communist Party”.
Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis, speaking on his return here confirmed that the meeting discussed the integrity of critical infrastructure projects in the Caribbean.
“Secretary Rubio encouraged all leaders present to avoid choosing infrastructure partners who could pose security or data privacy risks, a point we take seriously.”
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, in an interview with his Government Information Service (GIS) in Roseau, said regarding the presence of China in the region and more particularly, its diplomatic relations with Roseau, said “the United States of America has a relationship with China.
(Details in Politics section)
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