CHINESE AMBASSADOR, Zhenyu Zhao, says he hopes to see a rebuilding of ties and business lost between Jamaica and China following moves by health officials to remove travel advisories previously restricting all but essential travel to Beijing, China.
The advisories were implemented earlier this year, following a growing number of cases in China of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). On June 24 and June 25, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local Ministry of Health reversed their decisions.
In a statement last week, the Ambassador hailed the changes as a "great relief" for both the Chinese people and the international community.
"From now on, I hope to see redoubled efforts to make up for the loss we have suffered since the outbreak of the epidemic," he said.
He said that China has not received a "timely response" from Jamaica for its invitation for the China-Caribbean Countries Ministerial Seminar for Economic and Administrative Officials scheduled for September 2-12 in China.
But he hoped that "now with Beijing finding itself removed from the WHO travel advisory and blacklists of epidemic areas, China and Jamaica will be able to keep the original momentum in their bilateral relations."
