Antigua and Barbuda deepens relations with China by launching Embassy in Beijing

Antigua and Barbuda has officially launched its Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday. This significant step is aimed towards enhancing the country's bilateral relations with China.

Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Tuesday officially opened it during a ceremony at the Sanlitun Diplomatic Compound in the Chaoyang District, Beijing. [caption id="attachment_66890" align="alignnone" width="2048"] PM Browne at the inauguration ceremony in Beijing[/caption]

The ceremony featured remarks by Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to China, Brian Stuart Young, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Chet Greene, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xu Feihong and Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

[caption id="attachment_66891" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Officials at the inauguration ceremony of the Embassy (PC - Facebook)[/caption] During the inauguration ceremony, PM Browne also expressed his intention to appoint a permanent Ambassador to the Embassy, which will be announced in the coming months.

Browne is paying an official visit to China from Monday to Sunday at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. This is his second official visit to China after the first one in 2014.

The major objective of the Prime Minister's recent visit to China was to draw higher investment to Antigua and Barbuda and boost the trade linkages between both countries.

PM Gaston Browne also lauded China's significant role in promoting the twin-island nation's socio-economic development while defining it as 'the most philanthropic country globally'.

In addition to this, 2024 will also mark the 41st anniversary of relations between the People's Republic of China and Antigua and Barbuda.

It is to be noted that this move received a warm welcome from Antiguan and Barbudan students who are studying in China and enthusiastically expressed their support for the newly established Embassy.

A student named Jermaine Whinfield took to Facebook to express her happiness towards this development. She said, "Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda in China opening ceremony. One of the best things to happen for us students studying here."

PM Browne has always worked hard to deepen the country's relations with China to work on several common interests.