Santo Domingo – The Chinese diplomatic mission stationed in the Dominican Republic has issued a formal public statement pushing back against recent public remarks made by a senior U.S. State Department official regarding an ongoing local law enforcement matter in the Caribbean nation, accusing Washington of exploiting the isolated incident to spread unfounded skepticism toward Chinese enterprises operating in the country and undermine the long-standing collaborative partnership between China and the Dominican Republic.
In its official release, the embassy first clarified that all Chinese nationals and corporate entities conducting commercial or personal activities on foreign soil are consistently required to strictly abide by the full scope of local laws and regulatory frameworks, and that the Chinese side holds full respect for the Dominican Republic’s law enforcement bodies and their lawful operational actions. At the same time, the mission explicitly affirmed that the Chinese government will unwaveringly take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate legal rights and valid interests of its citizens and overseas businesses.
The embassy further highlighted that the vast majority of Chinese companies and Chinese residents based in the Dominican Republic conduct their operations with full legal compliance and a high level of transparency, making tangible, positive contributions to local employment growth, infrastructure upgrades, and the broader trajectory of the nation’s economic and social progress.
Reaffirming the Dominican Republic’s status as a fully independent sovereign state, the Chinese embassy emphasized that the jurisdiction to enforce national laws rests exclusively with the country’s own domestic authorities, and firmly rejected what it characterized as unwarranted external efforts to pass judgment on, or improperly interfere with, the regular operational decisions of Dominican public institutions.
The statement went on to defend the China-Dominican Republic economic and trade partnership as a fully transparent, equal arrangement that delivers shared benefits to both sides, and called on relevant U.S. officials to shift their focus toward practical, actionable initiatives that drive inclusive regional development, rather than issuing counterproductive political rhetoric that risks exacerbating unnecessary divisions across the Latin America and Caribbean region. This latest diplomatic exchange underscores the wider, intensifying frictions between Washington and Beijing as both major powers navigate their expanding overlapping economic and diplomatic interests across the Latin American and Caribbean geopolitical landscape.
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