Barbados Receives Largest Military Donation from China

[satam55]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Senator Maxine McClean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Wang Ke, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, signed a protocol Monday between the Barbados Defence Force and the People’s Liberation Army of China.

During the signing, McClean explained that the initialization of the document followed the signing of an agreement between the Barbados Defence Force and China on March 15. Under this agreement, China will provide Barbados with military aid gratis, valued at about $3 million.

“The protocol signed today serves to detail the specific equipment which the People’s Liberation Army has agreed to provide to the Barbados Defence Force,” McClean said. “It should be noted that although the Chinese government has donated military equipment to Barbados on previous occasions — military equipment which has been a tremendous benefit to the Barbados Defence Force in the execution of its duties — this is the largest such donation to date.”

The senator also stressed that the agreement would continue the strong tradition of nation building, a major tenet of which is the security of Barbados and its people.


“The aid is therefore of paramount importance, not only as an opportunity to assist our military but to secure our gains over the past 50 years,” she said.

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[Bawon Samedi]

Holy!

@Dip @posterchild336 @Intruder v3.0

 

[BigMan]

Meh

 

[Red Shield]

Holy!

@Dip @posterchild336 @Intruder v3.0

Not seeing the big deal.. it's only $3 mill worth of military equipment.

 

[intruder]

Good. Need balance in the American continent.

 

[Trajan]

I have a strange feeling about all this support coming from China with black countries notice you never see them going into Arab countries or even North African countries for development and trade only Black countries why is this? Do they see us as a target or something?

They do. But (Gulf) Arabs don't have much to sell except oil and China already purchases that. In fact Saudi Arabia went on a Chinese charm offensive this year to get partners other than the US and to compete with Russian oil sales to the country. But oil is the only place where Arabs can compete.

Africa has way more to offer.

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

They do. But (Gulf) Arabs don't have much to sell except oil and China already purchases that. In fact Saudi Arabia went on a Chinese charm offensive this year to get partners other than the US and to compete with Russian oil sales to the country. But oil is the only place where Arabs can compete.

Africa has way more to offer.

Arab countries are going to have a rough time this century once shale oil in Australia and Argentina kick in.

Pray for the end of the oil economy brehs

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Arab countries are going to have a rough time this century once shale oil in Australia and Argentina kick in.

Pray for the end of the oil economy brehs

It is going to be GLORIOUS!

 

[Bea__13]

I have a strange feeling about all this support coming from China with black countries notice you never see them going into Arab countries or even North African countries for development and trade only Black countries why is this? Do they see us as a target or something?

Asian and African Unity will be the downfall of white supremacy and the arabs id bet money on it.

 

[Bea__13]

You're crazy if you think Asians would ever want Unity with Africans. Sure they like our resources in Africa but that's about it......

Its all ready happening , Alliances have and are being formed .

No group of people can ever be completely reliant on its own . China and Africa , blasians are the future and its all ready in motion .

Not talking about the white washed asians in america

 

[Saiyajin]

this is the new form of imperialism

 

[Bea__13]

That's true about the reliance thing but don't you think it would be better for Africans to you know, trade with other Africans? and trust me ALL Asians are White-washed even the ones in Asia

They should but you still needs alliances and friends across the sea in todays world . I disagree with asians being whitewashed , the narrative about how every race on this planet wants or praises white people is sickening and feeds into their complex issues which makes them always have to overcompensate by doing fked up things.

this is the new form of imperialism

Pls stop , this is trade and has been going over for several years , cant stop wont stop . Not long now before the tides change

China is all across Africa and everywhere in the diaspora making alliances , they know whats up . They know we loathe white people and would rather do deals wi

 

[Saiyajin]

They should but you still needs alliances and friends across the sea in todays world . I disagree with asians being whitewashed , the narrative about how every race on this planet wants or praises white people is sickening and feeds into their complex issues which makes them always have to overcompensate by doing fked up things.



Pls stop , this is trade and has been going over for several years , cant stop wont stop . Not long now before the tides change

China is all across Africa and everywhere in the diaspora making alliances , they know whats up . They know we loathe white people and would rather do deals wi

this isnt trade though, its purely a donation from China

which means China has all the leverage in this alliance

 

[Bea__13]

this isnt trade though, its purely a donation from China

which means China has all the leverage in this alliance

Well China is in a better position than Barbados so they will always have more leverage when it comes alliances and donations . They dont have a lot of resources like African countries do but they still benefit from Chinas help.

Imperialism has been documented and noted through out time , this is in no way a form of Imperialism .

 

[Saiyajin]

Well China is in a better position than Barbados so they will always have more leverage when it comes alliances and donations . They dont have a lot of resources like African countries do but they still benefit from Chinas help.

Imperialism has been documented and noted through out time , this is in no way a form of Imperialism .

If Barbados becomes dependent on China's aid and influence what do you think will happen?