Chinese traders triggering unease in some Caribbean business sectors

Chinese trading in Georgetown

While Caribbean governments are keen to welcome the billions of dollars in Chinese investments that continue to pour into the region, local businesses and private sector organizations are far from enthusiastic over what they say is the unfair competition which the growing influx of Chinese traders represent.

The pattern appears to be the same in several territories in the region. Scores of Chinese are opening up wholesale and retail enterprises offering everything from dungarees to dining tables;