Ten Caribbean countries sign up for China Belt and Road.

US Warned of Caribbean Becoming 'Chinese Lake' - Newsweek

Chinese trade with and investment in Central America and the Caribbean have expanded rapidly over the past few years...

The committee identified major Chinese projects, including the development of a $3 billion deep-water port on Grand Bahama, just 55 miles from the U.S. mainland, and a $600 million investment to improve the Dominican Republic's electricity grid. 

According to Forbes, China is funding $2.1 billion worth of projects in Jamaica and $773 million in Suriname...

• As of 2022, ten Caribbean countries had signed up to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, a major Chinese economic program that critics argue is a Trojan horse for geopolitical ambitions: Cuba, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominican Republic and Jamaica...