Tag: China-Bahamas

STAYING OUT OF IT: Mitchell says Bahamas not getting between China-US tensions

LocalNovember 5, 2021November 5, 2021 at 3:43 am Sloan Smith

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas is not in between a geopolitical banter between the United States and China, said Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday. Mitchell made the comment as he spoke to the country’s relationships with the two world superpowers during a contribution in Parliament. The foreign affairs minister insisted that there is room […]

“THE CARIBBEAN IS NOT YOUR BACKYARD”: China defends relations with The Bahamas amid US allegations of an ulterior motive

LocalApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021 at 3:56 am Eyewitness News

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Chinese Embassy in The Bahamas is insisting its relationships in the Caribbean, including with The Bahamas, are not an attempt to undermine the US or any other major world power, as was recently suggested by a US general. The counterclaim comes after General Glen VanHerck last month claimed: “China continues to […]